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kilometre

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/ kɪˈlɒmɪtə, ˌkɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk, ˈkɪləˌmiːtə /

noun

  1.  km.  one thousand metres, equal to 0.621371 miles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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New observing facilities, like the Square Kilometre Array currently under construction, are expected to study the Flying Fox and provide new insights into the nature and history of this unusual object.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

These include the Square Kilometre Array, which will have thousands of antennas across two sites in Australia and South Africa, and the Next Generation Very Large Array in the United States.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2022

Kilometre Zero: There’s a delay to the start of racing to give a couple of riders time to get punctures fixed.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2021

The Square Kilometre Array has been a dream of radio astronomers for nearly 3 decades.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 4, 2021

Kilometre after kilometre of this vile road is paved with blocks of stone as big as one's head, half of which are out of place.

From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

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