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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After more widespread testing proved unsuccessful late Thursday, drone pilots were still forced to fly slowly to avoid navigation problems as they approached 160 kilometers an hour, another Ukrainian official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
That meant the rock was only about 100°C cooler at half its maximum depth, even though it still had another 45 kilometers to descend.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The crater itself measures roughly three kilometers across and is surrounded by a much larger, 20-kilometer-wide region of circular faults, which are fractures in the rock where movement has occurred.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
In metric terms, his figure worked out at 110.72 kilometers per degree of arc.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
