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- kilometre noun [ C ] UK (US kilometer) uk / ˈkɪl.əˌmiː.tə r/ / kɪˈlɒm.ɪ.tə r/ us / kɪˈlɑː.mə.t̬ɚ / / ˈkɪl.əˌmiː.t̬ɚ / (written abbreviation km) Add to word list A2 a unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres
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kilometre. 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: 1. a unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres 2. a unit of measurement of length equal to 1000…. Learn more.
A kilometre is a metric unit of distance or length. One kilometre is a thousand metres, and is equal to 0.62 miles.
Kilometre definition: one thousand metres, equal to 0.621371 miles. See examples of KILOMETRE used in a sentence.
a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1000 metres. Examples. The two cities are about eight kilometres apart. The fire was visible from five kilometres away.
kilometre. volume_up. UK /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/ • UK /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/ kilometer (US English) ; abbreviation km noun a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 metres (approximately 0.62 miles) the area is about 40 kilometres southwest of downtown Las Vegas the fire covered an area of roughly a square kilometre. derivatives.
noun. a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km. Also (esp. Brit.): kilometre.
