Also spelled kilometres

US /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ UK /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/
noun Freq #22033

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A unit of distance equal to one thousand meters.

    The town is still a kilometer away.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms kilometers

Etymology

From kilo- + meter.

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.