square kilometer
noun
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. km 2 , sq. km
square kilometers
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pluralof square kilometer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Covering about four square kilometers, the enormous stone-walled settlement was divided into separate functional areas.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
An area of 3,142 square kilometers -- about twice the size of London -- was cleared in the first half of the year, the lowest level since 2021.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Vantor’s 10 satellites cover 7 million square kilometers of Earth a day, hitting any one point on the globe 12 to 15 times, said Will Cocos, Vantor’s chief transformation officer and a former Navy SEAL.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The Orinoco Mining Arc, covering 112,000 square kilometers, contains an estimated 300,000 metric tons of rare-earth elements, coltan worth $100 billion, and 200 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026
It leveled some 2,000 square kilometers of forest and burned thousands of trees in a flash fire near the impact site.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
