From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkilometrekil‧o‧me‧tre British English, kilometer American English /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə, kɪˈlɒmɪtə $ kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] (written abbreviation km) TMa unit for measuring distance, equal to 1,000 metres
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kilometre• Some have been sighted more than thirty feet in length, cruising almost a kilometre above sea level.• They were now a kilometre from the castle.• According to the proximity readout, the capsule was only a kilometre or so from contact with the surface of Tarvaras.• A basalt flow can advance over a kilometre of flat ground in a matter of hours; an andesite may take months.• The levels of report in the Hughes and Cole study were all calculated per kilometre travelled.• Figure 1 a shows the altitude profile of energy release in units of Mton high explosive equivalent per kilometre.• An array a square kilometre in size should see neutrino sources if there are any, Halzen says.• The kilometre long cutting emerges on to a longer embankment with extensive views over the Tame valley and back towards West Bromwich.From Longman Business Dictionarykilometrekil‧o‧me‧tre British English /ˈkɪləmiːtə, kɪˈlɒmɪtəkɪˈlɑːmɪtər/, kilometer American English written abbreviation, km noun [countable] a measurement of length equal to 1,000 METREs 