kos

or coss

[ kohs ]

/ koʊs /

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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).

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Origin of kos

<Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa

Words nearby kos

Kortrijk, koru, koruna, Koryak, Korzybski, kos, Kosciusko, Kosciuszko, kosha, kosher, kosher pickle

Other definitions for kos (2 of 2)

Kos

or Cos

[ kos, kaws ]

/ kɒs, kɔs /

noun

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

Italian Co·o

[kaw-aw] /ˈkɔ ɔ/ .

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How to use kos in a sentence

The video consists of three bouts between the two bosses, featuring an updated version of Orphan of Kos from a mod named "Call of the Abyss."
Dark Souls 3 & Bloodborne DLCs' Final Bosses Fight Each Other In New Mod|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 17, 2021|TechCrunch
Watch Slave Knight Gael and the Orphan of Kos do battle on YouTube here.
Dark Souls 3 & Bloodborne DLCs' Final Bosses Fight Each Other In New Mod|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 17, 2021|TechCrunch
Both Daily Kos and Ethan Chen have collected data on these special elections in recent months and compared them to the most recent presidential elections.
The GOP’s narrow edge in 2021, so far|Aaron Blake|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
“More and Better Democrat” declared The Daily Kos in a headline.
DINO Hunting: Netroots vs. Steve Israel|David Freedlander|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
We have come hundreds upon hundreds of kos already, and, till now, I have scarcely been alone with thee an instant.
Kim|Rudyard Kipling
Bburs towers were not kos mnrs, nor is it said that he ordered each kuroh to be marked on the road.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
One of these brave souls was a Pole, whose name was Kos-ci-us-ko.
The Life of George Washington|Josephine Pollard
This Indarpuri Kuri had given out, that whoever would go and come twelve kos seven times within an hour should be her husband.
Santal Folk Tales|A. Campbell
Lelha then started his horse, and it ran twelve kos there, and twelve kos back, seven times within the hour.
Santal Folk Tales|A. Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for kos (1 of 2)

kos

/ (kəʊs) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for kos (2 of 2)

Kos

Cos

/ (kɒs) /