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Kilometre (km), unit of length equal to 1,000 metres and the equivalent of 0.6214 mile (see metric.
A unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile). See Table at measurement. kilometer. In the metric system, one thousand meters, or about five-eighths of a mile. Discover More. Pronunciation Note.
A kilometer is a unit of length or distance in the Metric System. The symbol for kilometer is km and the International spelling for this unit is kilometre. The base unit for a kilometer is meter and the prefix is kilo.
The kilometre is a common unit used for longer distances on Earth. The international unit for measuring distances is the metre and a kilometre is 1000 metres. It is used in most countries for measuring road and sea distances.
noun. /kɪˈlɒmɪtə (r)/, /ˈkɪləmiːtə (r)/ /kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/ ( US English kilometer) (abbreviation km, informal k) a unit for measuring distance; 1 000 metres. The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre. She had been driving at 110 kilometres per hour. Monaco is only two square kilometres in size. Topics Maths and measurement a1.
Kilometre definition: one thousand metres, equal to 0.621371 miles. See examples of KILOMETRE used in a sentence.
4 days ago · A kilometre is a metric unit of distance or length. One kilometre is a thousand metres and is equal to around 0.62 miles. ...about twenty kilometres from the border. [ + from] The fire destroyed some 40,000 square kilometres of forest. [ + of] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
