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kilometers

"Kilometers" is the plural form of "kilometer" a unit used to measure distance. It has essentially one main meaning, but it appears in many everyday contexts, from road signs to sports to geography.

1noununit of distance

A kilometer is a way of measuring how far apart two places are. One kilometer equals 1,000 meters. To give you a feel for the size: if you walk at a normal pace, it takes about 1012 minutes to cover one kilometer. The distance between two nearby towns, or the length of a running race, is often measured in kilometers. Most countries in the world use kilometers instead of miles.

everyday language, geography, science, sports · Modern, widely used

The school is only two kilometers from my house, so I walk there every day.

The marathon race is 42 kilometers long.

We drove for three hours and covered about 250 kilometers.

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