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Meanings of kilometer in English

Portuguese
quilômetro
Catalan
kilòmetre
Spanish
kilómetro
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A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

quilômetro
Usage of kilometer in English
1
A new Ford Focus, for example, will emit 115 grams per kilometer.
Reuters
2
It was about a kilometer away, across a carefully prepared obstacle course.
The Forever War
3
I left bamboo flags along the way, every half kilometer or so.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
Gettner wasn't heading for the usual landing area a kilometer away, either.
Coalition's End
5
Your electricity company built inspection plates every kilometer inside the borough limits.
The Slab
6
Archie stopped the ostrichsaur about a kilometer south of the human camp.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
7
The Toyota Prius, for the sake of comparison, emits 89 per kilometer.
Wired
8
The thing was already a square plate a kilometer to a side.
First Strike
9
Over a kilometer straight down to the rocks, he saw with satisfaction.
Midnight at the well of souls
10
At their most plentiful, 100 cats may pack into a square kilometer.
Wired
11
I've thoroughly enjoyed many tennis matches and ten-kilometer races that I've lost.
Heaven
12
I've arranged a room for the night-it'sonly a kilometer from here.
The Fountains of Paradise
13
I figure we have already covered about a kilometer in this tunnel.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
14
With every passing kilometer, Aunt Bobby's expression grew cooler and less trusting.
Gods of Risk
15
Spider got within half a kilometer of the Tower before stalling again.
The Fountains of Paradise
16
It was still a kilometer away, but it looked like a half-track.
Jem
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Kilometer across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common