km
abbreviation
kilometer; kilometers.
km
1 Americanabbreviation
km.
2
American
abbreviation
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kilometer; kilometers.
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kingdom.
km
1
British
abbreviation
km
2
British
symbol
km
Scientific
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Honeybees also travel much farther while foraging, sometimes covering distances of up to 10 km from the colony.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Scientists believe bird flu was likely introduced to the islands last August from migrating birds from the French-owned Crozet Islands, about 1,800 km away.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The previous humpback travel record was held by a whale that swam more than 13,000 km from Colombia's Pacific coast to Zanzibar off eastern Africa.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
A rudimentary shell of the 52 sq km complex was visible in December.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Her face was puffy km all her crying, and she could not seem to stop sobbing about her father.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
"The whole area is 36,000 sq km. This is simply too big to search manually," said BAS co-researcher Dr Peter Fretwell.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2018
Downhill: one timed run down a 3.1-km. course that drops 870 meters for men, 700 meters in 2.5 km. for women.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its radioscope tracks a bugged automobile 240 km. away.
From Time Magazine Archive
In one, about 20 km. beyond the border, the village soccer field had been turned into a vehicle park.
From Time Magazine Archive
Parcels not prepaid and such as weigh from 6 to 10 kg. pay .90 fr. for a distance of from 1 to 25 km.;
From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William
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