kilometer
noun
a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1,000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. km
kilometers
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pluralof kilometer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A 2023 review published in Sports Biomechanics says that every world record from the marathon to 5 kilometers has been broken by athletes wearing these kinds of shoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The quake was registered at a shallow depth of 12 kilometers, meaning its impact was likely to be more severe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away, tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Its presence suggests that Lady 56 may have completed one of medieval Europe's most famous pilgrimages, traveling thousands of kilometers across the continent to the western edge of Christian Europe before eventually returning home.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
It was peace in the middle of war, and the strange thing was, that just a few kilometers northwards the terrible battle of the Somme was going on.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
