kilometrekil‧o‧me‧tre British English, kilometer American English /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə, kɪˈlɒmɪtə $ kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] (written abbreviation km) 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A basalt flow can advance over a kilometre of flat ground in a matter of hours; an andesite may take months.
- According to the proximity readout, the capsule was only a kilometre or so from contact with the surface of Tarvaras.
- An array a square kilometre in size should see neutrino sources if there are any, Halzen says.
- Figure 1 a shows the altitude profile of energy release in units of Mton high explosive equivalent per kilometre.
- Some have been sighted more than thirty feet in length, cruising almost a kilometre above sea level.
- The kilometre long cutting emerges on to a longer embankment with extensive views over the Tame valley and back towards West Bromwich.
- The levels of report in the Hughes and Cole study were all calculated per kilometre travelled.
- They were now a kilometre from the castle.
WORD SETS
acre, nounacreage, nounavoirdupois, nounbaker's dozen, nounbalance, nounbarometer, nounbaseline, nounbasin, nounbaud rate, nounbearing, nounbecquerel, nounblack box, nounboiling point, nounbottle, nounbox, nouncalculator, nouncalibrate, verbcalibration, nouncc, centi-, prefixcentimetre, nouncircumference, nouncl, clock, verbcm, cu, cubic, adjectivecubit, nouncup, nouncupful, nouncwt, daylight saving time, noundeci-, prefixdecibel, noundecimalization, noundeflection, noundegree, noundensity, noundepth, noundimension, noundipstick, noundisplacement, noundoz., noundozen, numberelevation, nounfactor, nounfathom, nounfl oz, fluid ounce, nounfoot, nounft, g, gage, noungal, gallon, noungauge, noungauge, verbGB, Geiger counter, noungigabyte, noungill, noungirth, noungm, graduated, adjectivegraduation, noungrain, noungram, noungramme, noungrid, noungross, adjectivehandful, nounhectare, nounhertz, nounhigh, adjectivehundredweight, nounimpedance, nounimperial, adjectiveinch, nounindicator, nouninstrument, nounjoule, nounkarat, nounkg, kilo, nounkilo-, prefixkilogram, nounkilometre, nounkm, knot, nounl, latitude, nounlb, league, nounlength, nounlight year, nounliter, nounlitre, nounlow water mark, nounmax, nounmaximum, adjectivemean, adjectivemeasure, verbmeasure, nounmedian, nounmedium, adjectivemegaton, nounmelting point, nounmental age, nounmeter, nounmeter, verb-meter, suffixmetre, noun-metre, suffixmetric, adjectivemetrication, nounmetric ton, nounmg, MHz, microsecond, nounmile, nounmillennium, nounmilli-, prefixmillibar, nounmilligram, nounmillilitre, nounmillimetre, nounminus, adjectiveminute, nounml, mpg, mph, nano-, prefixnanosecond, nounnautical mile, nounounce, nounoverweight, adjectiveoz, pace, verbpart, nounpedometer, nounpint, nounplus, adjectivepoint, nounpound, nounpunnet, nounqt, quantify, verbquart, nounradioactive dating, nounradius, nounrain gauge, nounread, verbreading, nounrecord, verbreset, verbrev, nounrotation, nounrpm, rule, nounruler, nounscale, nounsea level, nounsea mile, nounseismograph, nounsensor, nounset square, nounsextant, nounsnowfall, nounsoundings, nounsq., subsonic, adjectivesundial, nountherm, nountimberline, nountog, nounton, nountonnage, nountonne, nountroy weight, noununit, nounvoltmeter, nounvolume, nounwatch, nounwatt, nounwattage, nounweighbridge, nounweight, nounwidth, nounwt., yard, nounyardage, nounyardstick, nounyd, zero, number
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Some of the birds have come thousands of miles to winter here. A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile round trip to South Devon.
a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1,000 metres Some of the birds have come thousands of miles to winter here. (=used in speeds)· The speed limit is 65 miles an hour.
(=used for measuring speed) a speed limit of 40 miles per hour
a speed limit of 40 miles per hour A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile round trip to South Devon.· He began the five-mile walk back to town.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· An array a square kilometre in size should see neutrino sources if there are any, Halzen says.· The densities per square kilometre of its human and livestock populations are greater than anywhere else in the continent.· It has more cars per square kilometre than anywhere else in the world.