kilometer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
    kilometre; klick; km.

WordNet

Kil"o*me`ter, Kil"o*me`tre noun (Also<
  • Kilometer
  • Kilometre
)
Etymology
F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.
Definitions
  1. A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.

Webster 1913