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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

• kos
  plural

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

Noun Inflected Forms

• kos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of kos

< Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa

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Example Sentences

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kos Kos

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

From Kim by Rudyard Kipling

"I say it is five kos and the carts should start at moonrise and arrive before the moon sets."

From Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life by Percival Christopher Wren

About eight kos from Sucknez we reached Bragnion, where we found the camp pitched in a most promising position, having a fine view of the valley below, and the distant ranges of mountains.

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

One day he was a swarein' kos he didn't hev better corn.

From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Seba Smith

"It is six kos, or perhaps eight, and again it might be that it is ten by the road, but the chita will go through the jungle in a matter of half that distance."

From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser

Since most of the flights arrive after the last ferry leaves Kos, you’ll likely have to spend a night in Greece on the way, but what’s the rush?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

South Australia historically hasn't been a likely hunting ground for One Nation, Kos Samaras says, because it is largely urbanised, middle class and socially harmonious.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

“If you’re investing in small data sets and relying on surrogate endpoints, the risk has simply become too high,” says Simos Simeonidis, managing partner and co-founder of Kos Biotechnology Partners, an investment fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

In December, several mayors from the Cyclades as well as the Dodecanese -- which includes the highly touristic islands of Rhodes and Kos -- sounded the alarm.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

He passed die stairway to the pilothouse and squeezed past the extra cargo, crates of Kalamata olives and olive oil, sea sponges from Kos.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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