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kph

American  
Or k.p.h.

abbreviation

  1. kilometers per hour.


kph British  

abbreviation

  1. kilometres per hour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Part of their appeal is that Simson bikes first registered before 1992 are allowed to travel at 60 kilometres per hour, rather than the standard 45 kph for other scooters.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

"You always lose probably a couple of kph at the top end when you've gone through that back surgery, but he is certainly fast enough to cause problems."

From BBC Jun. 26, 2025

Instead, as Otis careened toward Mexico’s coastline, its winds increased by 180 kph in 24 hours, a record amount of “rapid intensification.”

From Science Magazine Oct. 26, 2023

It was a severe typhoon, Chinese authorities said, as it made landfall in Zhuhai city with winds slowing to around 160 kph.

From Reuters Sep. 2, 2023

Up till now I've been driving 25 kph, so I'm going to cut that to 5 kph.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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