kilometre
nounmasculine/kiluˈmɛtɾu/high
qui·ló·me·tro
Definition
A metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres.
The race is five kilometres long.
We drove for hundreds of kilometres.
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Common collocations
square kilometreper kilometrekilometre zero
Etymology
Do francês 'kilomètre', do grego 'khílioi' (mil) + 'métron' (medida).