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kilometer (km)

[-mē′tər]

Etymology: Gk, chilioi, thousand, metron

measure equivalent to 1000 meters (about 0.62 mile).

kilometer

one thousand (10³) meters; 3280.83 feet; five-eighths of a mile; abbreviated km.

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