kilometre
noun(US English kilometer)
(abbreviation k, km)
a unit for measuring distance; 1 000 metres 千米；公裏 The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre. 該工業區距離市中心6公裏。 She had been driving at 110 kilometres per hour. 她一直以每小時110公裏的速度行駛。 Monaco is only two square kilometres in size. 摩納哥面積只有兩平方公裏。
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre).