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kilometre

Often misspelt as kilometer.

The kilometre (SI symbol: km) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 1000 metres (kilo: being the SI prefix for 1000). It is now the measurement unit used, officially, for expressing distances between geographical places on land, in most of the world.

John was given a speeding ticket last night; according to the police officer, he was travelling 60 kilometres per hour or km/h, over the speed limit.

The Tagus Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal has a central span of 1.013 kilometres or km.

by Roger Miles January 24, 2014

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kilometre

the proper way of spelling "kilometer"

guy 1: dude this hot chick is inviting me to her house!
guy 2: nice! how far is she?
guy 1: i dunno, a few kilometers
guy 2: ...you mean kilometres right?
guy 1: ...what?
*insert sounds of ass beating*

by hey italian man! September 15, 2023


I'm kilometres ahead

The European/rest of the world version for the famous "miles ahead of you".

Miles = US
Kilometres = Europe and Rest of the World

Gamer A: I'm kilometres ahead of you, there's no chance you'll catch up now.

Gamer B: We'll see about it in a second.

by Anon12576343 April 7, 2011

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barse per square kilometre

the amount of barse per square kilometre, SI UNIT. related to barse vinegar

When Barry and I walked into the club in Amsterdam, the barse per square kilometre was unusally high and we only added to it.

by Johnny Donoghue June 20, 2022


Kilometres Davis

Name by which Miles Davis goes on in Europe.

—Man, I love Miles Davis's music!
—Was? Ich weiß nicht von wem Sie sprechen
—Kilometres Davis, die best!
—Ahhhh, ja!!

by stert January 14, 2024


kilometre zero times zero

Immobilism in live, style,love, friendship, intercourse, geo-potential...

-- Is Travis always still working forCNN?
-- Ya, he is unable to spend his working time otherwise that kilometre zero times zero.

by manu françois April 15, 2017