kilometers

ki-lo-me-ters · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of kilometer (American spelling); units of length equal to 1,000 meters or approximately 0.62 miles.

Related words

See also: kilometer, kilometres, meter, mile
Synonyms: kilometres, km

Etymology

From French kilomètre, from Greek khilioi ("thousand") + metron ("measure"). American spelling uses -er rather than British -re.