kilometre
noun /kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)/,  /ˈkɪləmiːtə(r)/
  /kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/
(US English kilometer)
 (abbreviation k, km)
- a unit for measuring distance; 1 000 metres
- The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre.
 - She had been driving at 110 kilometres per hour.
 - Monaco is only two square kilometres in size.
 
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre).