What does kilometre mean?
Kilometre means (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km.
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/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/ · noun
(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km.
Holonyms: megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre
When you fly over an undammed river like the Fraser I grew up with, the plume of silt spewed into the ocean is astonishing, a good three kilometres of brown refusing to mix with the green of the ocean.
The 34.2 kilometre (21.3 mile) pipeline, which will be built by Qinjin Natural Gas Co, is designed to have annual gas transmission capacity of 3.3 billion cubic metres and connect Ji county in Shanxi and Yichuan county in Shaanxi.
Use kilometre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kilometre means (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km.
Common synonyms include km, klick, klom, kilometer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Holonyms: megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
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