B1nounUK spelling: kilometretraveltransport
US/kɪˈlɑː.mə.tər/
UK/ˈkɪl.ə.miː.tə/
a unit of distance equal to one thousand meters
In context
The village is only two kilometers from the nearest town.
She runs five kilometers every morning before breakfast.
The car was traveling at eighty kilometers per hour.
Words that go with kilometer
noun + preposition
- kilometers per hourThe speed limit here is fifty kilometers per hour.
- kilometers fromOur hotel is only two kilometers from the beach.
- hundreds of kilometersThey drove hundreds of kilometers to see the festival.
adjective + noun
- a few kilometersThe nearest bank is a few kilometers from the village.
- square kilometersThe island covers ten square kilometers.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
five kilometerCorrect: five kilometers