kilometre noun [ C ]
uk us kilometer UK /ˈkɪl.əˌmiː.tər/ US /kɪˈlɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/ written abbreviationkm
unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres
Examples
kilometre Meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary
uk us kilometer UK /ˈkɪl.əˌmiː.tər/ US /kɪˈlɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/ written abbreviationkm
unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres
Examples
- He walks two kilometres to work every morning.
- They were going at about 60 kilometres an hour when their car hit the tree.
- We travelled northeastwards for about 250 kilometres.
kilometre Meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary