kilometre

noun

1. a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km

noun

1. one thousand metres, equal to 0.621371 milesSymbol: km

n.

chiefly British English spelling of kilometer; also see -re.

n.

1810, from French kilomètre (1795); see kilo- + meter (n.2). Related: Kilometric.

1. A unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile). See Table at measurement.

In the metric system, one thousand meters, or about five-eighths of a mile.