Kilometre - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Kilometre :  (noun)

1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometer, 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)

Example Usage of Kilometre

lamprologus: Just went on a 4.93 Kilometre run in 20 minutes and 21 seconds at a pace of 4:07 per Kilometre.
Esfera: Just went on a 2.41 Kilometre run in 21 minutes and 15 seconds at a pace of 8:49 per Kilometre.
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