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kilometer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | kilometre, klick, km |
| Type of | metric linear unit |
Examples of kilometer
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Schleck wore the bag during the third and final stage, a 7-kilometer time trial.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The Gulf of Piran is a 20 square-kilometer area of sea in the northern Adriatic.
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The Kasradze home is just a kilometer from the dividing line with South Ossetia.
From the voanews.com
Greater New York is second with 147 creative class workers per square kilometer.
From the theatlantic.com
Events include a 2-mile fun run and 10-kilometer race, which is worth 10 points.
From the fresnobee.com
Friday night we found out there was a 10-kilometer race called Scott's Hut Race.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
Plans include refurbishing main roads and digging a 10-kilometer highway tunnel.
From the voanews.com
This could be made up for by the 8,000-kilometer range of the JL2 SLBM, however.
From the upi.com
Drilling wells in water more than a kilometer deep can cost $50 million or more.
From the signonsandiego.com
- A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
- The kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol km is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second. ...
- US spelling of kilometre
- Is a metric unit of distance equal to 3,280.8 feet or 0.621 miles. Index
- 1000 meters. A kilometer equals 0.6214 miles.
- A unit of distance corresponding to 1000m.
- (km) A unit of length of 1000 meters. 1 km = 0.6213712 miles (about 5/8 mile); 1 mile = 1.609344 km. In Canada it is pronounced KILL-oh-mee-ter, but elsewhere it is pronounced kull-LAW-mitt-er. Colloquially it is referred to as a klik or klick
- A unit of measurement used on charts to further confuse pilots who already have trouble with knots.
- A metric measurement commonly used in athletic distances. Abbreviated Km or K. 1K equals 0.62 miles. Inversely, 1 mile equals 1.62 kilometers. 5K is 3.1 miles, while 10K (this is higher math) is 6.2 miles.
