kilometer
kuh-LAH-mi-ter/kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ki-LOM-i-tuh/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/
Pluralkilometers
UK spellingkilometre
- 1A unit for measuring length or distance, equal to 1,000 meters. Its short form is km.
My school is about one kilometer from my house.
We walked five kilometers along the beach before lunch.
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Origin
Made from kilo- and meter.