kph
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The head of state rail operator Renfe, Alvaro Fernandez Heredia, said human error has "been practically ruled out" and both trains were travelling well under the speed limit of 250 kph.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 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
National Hurricane Center expected the storm to undergo “gradual strengthening,” with most computer models predicting maximum wind speeds of about 100 kph.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 26, 2023
The boat was going about 20 kph, or 12 mph, and hadn’t yet lifted up on its foils.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
At the rover's blazing 25 kph top speed, it'll take me three and a half hours before I run the battery down.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
