Kilometer Meaning
/kɪˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
nounUS spelling of kilometre.
Sentence Examples
There is a bridge about one kilometer up this river.
A gas station is one kilometer ahead.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
None
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sign said the next town was 5 ____ away, using the metric system.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The town is located about ten ____ away from the main highway, and it can be reached in ten minutes.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English kilo- English meter English kilometer From kilo- + meter.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2013 July 14, Joyce Lau, Calvin Yang, “University of Macau Moves Over the China Border”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2013, Asia Pacific:
"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."
— 2016 August 11, “Chinese fishing boat collides with Greek freighter near Senkakus, 6 rescued”, in The Mainichi, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2016:
Explore More A1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sign said the next town was 5 ____ away, using the metric system.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The town is located about ten ____ away from the main highway, and it can be reached in ten minutes.