# klick

Pronunciation: say "KLIK" /klɪk/

## Noun

1. A unit of distance equal to one kilometer, used chiefly in military slang. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A kilometer of distance, used as soldiers' slang.
   - _The patrol reported the enemy position three klicks to the north._
   - _We still have one klick to cover before we reach the camp._
2. A unit of speed equal to one kilometer per hour, used in informal speech. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A measure of how fast something moves, equal to one kilometer per hour.
   - _The pilot held the aircraft steady at four hundred klicks._
   - _Cutting the throttle dropped the boat's speed by a klick almost at once._
3. Alternative spelling of click. — Alternative spelling of click (mostly as an interjection)
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of click. Used mostly to write the short, sharp sound something makes.
   - _Klick! The latch dropped neatly into place behind them._
   - _A faint klick told her the recorder had finally started._

## Origin

This is most likely a shortened pronunciation of "kilometer," chosen as a brief word that stresses the k+l sound. It is possibly instead onomatopoeic, imitating the "click" sound a soldier's rifle gas regulator made when signaling that 1,000 meters had been covered.

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