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• kos
  kos

  noun

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

  noun

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

kos

¹ American  

[kohs] / koʊs /

Or coss

noun

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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• kos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of kos

< Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa

Example Sentences

Put into the same boxing ring to duke it out, the movie’s unintentional silliness easily KO’s its blips of emotional gravity.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

According to the European Parliament report, Mr Brezja's mobile phone was hacked when he was KO's campaign manager during the 2019 parliamentary election.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

Animals services have identified who they believe was KO’s owner using the dog’s microchip but have so far been unsuccessful in finding him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2023

The interiors — much like Studio KO’s other work — are lavish but not ostentatious, precise but not severe.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018

So what is it then, this cross-cultural hybrid in the middle of nowhere, outside the obvious lineage of both Studio KO’s architecture and its interior design work?

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2018