kilometre

/ kɪˈlɒmɪtə, ˌkɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk, ˈkɪləˌmiːtə /

noun

1. km. one thousand metres, equal to 0.621371 miles

Other Word Forms

• kilometric adjective

Example Sentences

In Sheikh Radwan - a neighbourhood located about three kilometres from Gaza City centre - a number of buildings have been wiped away.

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There was no winner on stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana as race organisers ended Wednesday's racing three kilometres before the finish line because of pro-Palestinian protesters.

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It was just another Friday morning on the Taiwanese island of Kinmen, a few kilometres from the coast of China, when an air raid siren pierced the calm.

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"You ask about the surrender of the Donetsk region, well, I measure this war not in kilometres but in human lives," said Yevhen Tkachov, 56, an emergency rescue worker in the Donetsk city of Kramatorsk.

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In Chios, the fire's front has stretched for dozens of kilometres, and with limited resources available, many residents have had to be evacuated by sea using coastguard and private vessels.

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