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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

kilometre

/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/

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What does kilometre mean?

noun

  1. An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km

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IPA pronunciation

/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/
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Deutsch and Archdeacon to the first aviator who flew a circular kilometre.
William J. ClaxtonThe mastery of the airProject Gutenberg ebook #777
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.
Evelyn Charles Vivian; W. Lockwood (William Lockwood) MarshA History of AeronauticsProject Gutenberg ebook #874
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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.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
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.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136