Kilometre
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noun.
(metrology) An
SI unit
of length equal to 103
metres
.
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noun.
a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
Word Usage
"I discovered that I was unable to get further than about a kilometre from the plateau before the compulsion to return became undeniable."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
metric linear unit
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Demeter
Peter
beater
cheater
depleter
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
centimetre
decimeter
geosynchronous
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kilometer
suggests
kilometer