kilometre

British  

/ kɪˈlɒmɪtə, ˌkɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk, ˈkɪləˌmiːtə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• kilometric adjective

Example Sentences

Nearly 5,000 kilometres of roads had been damaged across nine provinces, including the main artery linking Maputo to the rest of the country, she said.

From Barron's

Spain has Europe's largest high-speed rail network, with more than 3,000 kilometres of dedicated tracks connecting major cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia and Malaga.

From Barron's

But these tracks could be tens of kilometres apart - leaving scientists to fill in the gaps.

From BBC

The conductor orders everyone off the train and directs them to a shelter, about a kilometre away.

From BBC

The third baby was found less than half a kilometre away from the second.

From Barron's