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# kilometre

noun (kilometre, kilometres; US spelling kilometer)

«kilometre» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A kilometre is a unit for long distances. A kilometre is 1000 metres. It is written km. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#m1)
2. A kilometre takes about 12 to 15 minutes to walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a unit of distance for trips, roads and speeds (kilometres per hour, km/h); changing km to m (× 1000). In geography: distances between towns and countries on maps. In everyday life: road signs in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland show km; the USA and UK use miles. Phrases: «kilometres per hour», «a 5-kilometre run», «kilometres away».

### Examples

- The school is 2 kilometres away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#x1)
- A car goes 60 kilometres an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#x2)
- She walks 3 kilometres every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#x3)
- 1 kilometre = 1000 metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#x4)
- The speed limit near the school is 40 kilometres an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#x5)
- We ran a 5-kilometre fun run for charity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#x6)
- Half a kilometre is 500 metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#x7)
- The next town is 30 kilometres down the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/#x8)

### Note

«Kilometre» (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland), «kilometer» (USA). «Kilo-» means 1000 (kilogram = 1000 grams). A mile is about 1.6 km. Maths: a unit: add km only to km; with «per hour» it makes a speed. Trap: mixing km and m without changing units.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kilometre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilometre/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kilometre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kilometre.html) on Mova free.