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kilometre
/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
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What does kilometre mean?
noun
- An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
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Deutsch and Archdeacon to the first aviator who flew a circular kilometre.
On January 7th Latham, flying at Mourmelon, first made the vertical kilometre and dedicated the record to Delagrange, this being the day of his friend's funeral.
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The old tracks were soon lost sight of, but we immediately picked up the line of flags that had been set up at every second kilometre on the last depot journey.
The morning is warm and muggy, indicating rain, and the long, steep trundle, kilometre after kilometre, up the Balkan slopes, is anything but child's play, albeit the scenery is most lovely, one prospect especially reminding me of a view in the Big Horn Mountains of northern Wyoming Territory.