kilometre

/ kɪˈlɒmɪtə, ˌkɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk, ˈkɪləˌmiːtə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• kilometric adjective

Example Sentences

At the time, it was about 400 kilometres further east, according to the VesselFinder tracking site.

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The project's main contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation, will upgrade some 139 kilometres of road.

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Fulani families traditionally walk for hundreds of kilometres from the extreme north to central Nigeria and beyond at least twice a year to find land for their prized cattle.

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The city's population density is more than 7,100 people per square kilometre of land, on par with packed metropolises like Tokyo.

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"When you mention they could see a blind skier coming downhill at 100 kilometres an hour, the reaction is: 'No, no. That's not possible'."

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