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
Example Sentences
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But for the complete tour of Spain the kilometric ticket is the most satisfactory arrangement.
From Heroic Spain by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The Turkish Government claimed that he owed it 132,000,000 francs, a claim growing out of kilometric guarantees and other concessions.
From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Oscar S. Straus
Contains notes as to nature of roads, kilometric distances, etc.
From The Automobilist Abroad by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
Taride's Bord du Rhin.—Excellent maps in three colours, main routes in red, with kilometric distances, towns, and picturesque sites clearly marked.
From The Automobilist Abroad by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
When a trip into Spain is planned it would be well to send for information about the kilometric ticket to the Chemins de Fer Espagnols, 20 Rue Chauchat, Paris.
From Heroic Spain by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
