kos

or coss

[kohs]

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noun, plural kos. (in India)

a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).

Origin of kos

< Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa

Kos

or Cos

[kos, kaws]

noun

one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).

Italian Coo.

KO

or K.O., k.o., kay·o

[noun key-oh, key-oh; verb key-oh]Slang.

noun, plural KO's.

a knockout in boxing.

verb (used with object), KO'd, KO'ing.

to knock unconscious, especially in a boxing match; knock out.

Origin of KO

First recorded in 1920–25; initial letters of knock out

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Related Words for kos

impact, bump, concussion, shock, punch, slap, jolt, stroke, jab, kick, uppercut, whipping, drubbing, rout, annihilation, debacle, conquest, beating, trouncing, blow

Examples from the Web for kos

Contemporary Examples of kos

“More and Better Democrat” declared The Daily Kos in a headline.
DINO Hunting: Netroots vs. Steve Israel
David Freedlander
February 28, 2014
So had MoveOn, Daily Kos, Chris Hayes, Paul Krugman, and the editorial page of The New York Times.
Rising Left in the Democratic Party Killed Larry Summers' Fed Chair Chances
Peter Beinart
September 16, 2013
Anyway, as Jed Lewison notes at Kos, strike one, strike two...the handwriting is on the wall.
Strike Two on the Hastert Rule
Michael Tomasky
January 16, 2013
In that way, it resembles other progressive institutions—Daily Kos, Center for American Progress—born during the Bush years.
You Gotta do What You Gotta Do
Peter Beinart
July 13, 2012
I guess, like this Daily Kos diarist, that our children are 41 percent lazier than they were a decade ago.
And Now For Something Completely Different
Michael Tomasky
June 26, 2012

Historical Examples of kos

Consider this, measuring three kos in your mind along the Amritsar Road.
The Eyes of Asia
Rudyard Kipling
Some of the kos mnrs on the old Mughal roads were over 30ft.
The Bbur-nma in English
Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Think how far thou art on the road—an hundred kos from Lahore already.'
Kim
Rudyard Kipling
We will go very softly, perhaps a kos a day, for the Search is sure.
Kim
Rudyard Kipling
We have come hundreds upon hundreds of kos already, and, till now, I have scarcely been alone with thee an instant.
Kim
Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for kos

kos

noun plural kos

an Indian unit of distance having different values in different localities. It is usually between 1 and 3 miles or 1 and 5 kilometresAlso called: coss

Word Origin for kos

from Hindi kōs

Kos

Cos

noun

an island in the SE Aegean Sea, in the Greek Dodecanese Islands: separated from SW Turkey by the Kos Channel; settled in ancient times by Dorians and became famous for literature and medicine. Pop: 30 947 (2001). Area: 282 sq km (109 sq miles)

KO

k.o.

verb KO's, KO'ing, KO'd, k.o.'s, k.o.'ing or k.o.'d

a slang term for knock outSee knockout

noun plural KO's or k.o.'s

a slang term for knockout

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Word Origin and History for kos

measure of distance in India (about 2 miles), from Hindi kos, from Sanskrit krosah, literally "a call, a shout;" thus, "distance within which a man's shout can be heard."