Kilometer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kilometer is a noun meaning US spelling of kilometre.
Meaning
US spelling of kilometre.
Example Sentences
At around 5:30 a.m., crewmembers of a JCG patrol boat received an SOS from the 106,726-ton freighter Anangel Courage. The patrol vessel and a JCG plane found the freighter on the high seas about 67 kilometers away from Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China.
When classes start in September, the University of Macau’s new campus — still under construction on about a square kilometer, or roughly 250 acres, on Hengqin Island in southern Guangdong Province — will be “handed over” to Macau governance in accordance with a 2009 bill by the National People’s Congress in Beijing.
Word Forms
- kilometers
Synonyms for kilometer
Depending on context, synonyms include klick, kilometre.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kilometre, klick, mile, kph, kilo, kilometres.
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