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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The Amazon lost around 11,600 square kilometers of rainforest per year under Jair Bolsonaro -- almost 60 percent more than in the previous four years, official figures show.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Its known range covers more than 67,000 square kilometers across the Chocó forests of western Ecuador and southern Colombia, from sea level to elevations of 1,200 meters.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 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
Floreana, covering 173 square kilometers, was the first to be inhabited by humans in the entire archipelago.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Past the gate, the Yards was a labyrinth of brick walls the color of spoiled meat, smoke-guttering flues, and rickety wooden ramps crammed within two square kilometers.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
