Kilometer - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Kilometer :  (noun)

1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometre, km, klick]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Kilometer : \Kil"o*me`ter\, Kilometre \Kil"o*me`tre\, n. [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.] A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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