kos

noun, plural kos. (in India)

1. a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).

noun

1. one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).

noun, plural KO’s.

1. a knockout in boxing.

verb (used with object), KO’d, KO’ing.

2. to knock unconscious, especially in a boxing match; knock out.

noun plural kos

1. an Indian unit of distance having different values in different localities. It is usually between 1 and 3 miles or 1 and 5 kilometresAlso called: coss

noun

1. an island in the SE Aegean Sea, in the Greek Dodecanese Islands: separated from SW Turkey by the Kos Channel; settled in ancient times by Dorians and became famous for literature and medicine. Pop: 30 947 (2001). Area: 282 sq km (109 sq miles)

verb KO’s, KO’ing, KO’d, k.o.’s, k.o.’ing or k.o.’d

1. a slang term for knock outSee knockout

noun plural KO’s or k.o.’s

2. a slang term for knockout

n.

measure of distance in India (about 2 miles), from Hindi kos, from Sanskrit krosah, literally “a call, a shout;” thus, “distance within which a man’s shout can be heard.”