noun
- plural of kilometer; units of length equal to 1,000 meters or approximately 0.62 miles
Usage: metric system
Examples
- The marathon is 42.2 kilometers long.
- We drove 150 kilometers to reach the city.
- The speed limit is 100 kilometers per hour.
- The nearest gas station is five kilometers away.
- Mount Everest is 8.8 kilometers above sea level.
- The tunnel extends for three kilometers underground.