kilometer
US /kəˈlɑmətɚ/
Definition
a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The hotel is only two kilometers away from the central train station.
Synonyms
- kilometrea metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
- kma metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
Collocations
- Easy ten kilometers awaydescribing ten kilometers away (the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system)
- Medium speed in kilometers per hourto speed in kilometers per hour, meaning to move fast
- Hard square kilometer concession areato square kilometer concession area, meaning to make square
- Very Hard see impending debacle from a kilometerto see impending debacle from a kilometer, meaning to perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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