kilometre

/ kɪˈlɒmɪtə; ˌkɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk; ˈkɪləˌmiːtə /

noun

1. one thousand metres, equal to 0.621371 miles km

Derived Forms

• kilometric, adjective

Example Sentences

Until now, the process by which a million cubic kilometres of salt accumulated in the Mediterranean basin over such a short period of time remained unknown.

From Science Daily

Tasmania currently lies about 240 kilometres off the southeast Australian coast, separated from the Australian mainland by the Bass Strait.

From Science Daily

All schools were within one kilometre of a park or green space.

From Science Daily

"We were patrolling through a high populated Taliban area. Knowing it’s the most dangerous kilometre square area in the world, that was reported at the time, we called it IED central," he said.

From BBC

The drinking water in Hasakah comes from a system of wells 25 kilometres away, but these are also drying and the fuel needed to extract water is in short supply.

From BBC