Kilometre Kilometre

Kilometre - Definition and Overview

A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1094 yards or 3281 feet.

Slang terms for kilometre include "klick" (sometimes spelt "click" or "klik" ) and "kay". All these slang terms can also refer to kilometres per hour.

Unicode has symbols for "km" (㎞), for square kilometre (㎢) and for cubic kilometre (㎦).

hectometre << kilometre << megametre

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Example Usage of Kilometre
joeyalt: Just went on a 5.13 Kilometre run in 28 minutes and 28 seconds at a pace of 5:33 per Kilometre.
mzertu: Just went on a 4.03 Kilometre run in 32 minutes and 48 seconds at a pace of 8:08 per Kilometre.
dannydkellman: Wow! Somebody can run! RT @seeJillrun: Just went on a 6.2 Kilometre run in 35 minutes and 41 seconds at a pace of 5:45 per Kilometre.
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