kilometres

ki-lo-me-tres · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

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

Related words

See also: kilometers, kilometre, metre, mile
Synonyms: kilometers, km

Etymology

From French kilomètre, from Greek khilioi ("thousand") + metron ("measure"). British spelling retains the -re ending from French.