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- a unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters
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KILOMETER meaning: 1. a unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters 2. a unit of measurement of length equal to 1000…. Learn more.
KILOMETRE definition: a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1000 metres. Learn more.
noun [ C ] us / kəˈlɑm·ət̬·ər, ˈkɪl·əˌmit̬·ər / ( abbreviation km) Add to word list. a unit of measurement of length equal to 1000 meters or 0.62 mile. (Definition of kilometer from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of kilometer. kilometer.
A kilometre is a metric unit of distance or length. One kilometre is a thousand metres, and is equal to 0.62 miles. American English: kilometer / ˈkɪləmitər, kɪˈlɒmɪtər /. Arabic: كِيلومِتْر.
Definition of kilometre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 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.
A kilometer is a unit of metric measurement that's about 2/3 as long as a mile. If you sign up for a five kilometer race, you'll be running a course that's a little over three miles long. Most countries around the world measure geographical distance using kilometers rather than miles — the exceptions are the U.S. and the U.K.