# kilometer

Pronunciation: US say "kuh-LAH-mi-ter" /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/; UK say "ki-LOM-i-tuh" /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/

## Noun

1. An SI unit of length equal to 1,000 meters, written with the symbol km.
   - Simple: A unit for measuring length or distance, equal to 1,000 meters. Its short form is km.
   - _The village sits less than a kilometer from the border._
   - _Officials approved a 40-kilometer rail line linking the airport to downtown._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix kilo- and meter.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/kilometer (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).