Kilometre Meaning
/kɪˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
Sentence Examples
I run at least a kilometre every morning.
I'm used to going for two kilometre daily walks.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The standard marathon distance is 42 ____, which equals about 26 miles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ is a unit of length in the metric system that is approximately equal to 0.62 miles today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi)der. French kilo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrumbor. French mètre French kilomètrebor. English kilometre From French kilomètre, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”); equivalent to kilo- + metre.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2008, Brian Harvey, The End of the River:
"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."
— 2021 July 5, Muyu Xu, Shivani Singh, “China approves a $55 mln gas pipeline in northern China”, in Louise Heavens, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2021, Energy:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The standard marathon distance is 42 ____, which equals about 26 miles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ is a unit of length in the metric system that is approximately equal to 0.62 miles today.