kos

¹ American  

[kohs] / koʊs /

Or coss

noun

plural

kos

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

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Kos ² American  

[kos, kaws] / kɒs, kɔs /

Or Cos

noun

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

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Kos ¹ British  

/ kɒs /

noun

1. 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)

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kos ² British  

/ kəʊs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of kos

< Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa

Example Sentences

We will go very softly, perhaps a kos a day, for the Search is sure.

From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard

We have come hundreds upon hundreds of kos already, and, till now, I have scarcely been alone with thee an instant.

From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard

He planted the road from Delhi to Lahore with trees, set up as milestones the kos minárs, some of which are still standing, and built fine sarais at various places.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

About five kos off, we called a halt for breakfast, and reached Tusgam about four P.M.

From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by Knight, William Henry

Arriving at Sankoo, we found it a well-wooded thinly-inhabited valley, about a kos and a half in length.

From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by Knight, William Henry