kilometers
European road units
Kilometers is the plural of kilometer, a unit of distance in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters or about 0.62 miles.
Standard outside the United States, where miles remain dominant: The border is just a few kilometers away.
Also spelled kilometres in British English.
Measuring devices
- centimetersMetric length units
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
- milesLengths of 5,280 feet
- conversionAct of changing states
SI · units · decimeters · decameters · hectometers · megameters · nanometers · micrometers
Extended pleasure drive
- commuteRegular work travel
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
trek · tour · pilgrimage · safari · excursion · backpacking · mileage · fuel
Long-distance footrace
- half-marathon13.1-mile running event
- raceCompetition of speed
- routePath from A to B
- stretchPull to extend
radius · range · span · length · interval · lap · circuit · course
- kphMetric speed abbreviation
- paceSpeed of movement
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
cruising · top speed · average speed · sprint · tempo · timing · lap time · split time
Midpoint circle of rotation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
hemisphere · tropic · circumference · altitude · elevation · sea level · border · coastline
meters
Measuring devices
- centimetersMetric length units
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
- milesLengths of 5,280 feet
conversion · SI · units · decimeters · decameters · hectometers · megameters · nanometers · micrometers · imperial
road trip
Extended pleasure drive
- commuteRegular work travel
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
voyage · trek · tour · pilgrimage · safari · excursion · backpacking · mileage · fuel · range
marathon
Long-distance footrace
- half-marathon13.1-mile running event
- raceCompetition of speed
- routePath from A to B
stretch · radius · range · span · length · interval · lap · circuit · course · commute
per hour
acceleration · cruising · top speed · average speed · sprint · tempo · timing · lap time · split time · record
equator
Midpoint circle of rotation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
meridian · hemisphere · tropic · circumference · altitude · elevation · sea level · border · coastline · diameter
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- fitness metricssteps, calories burned, distance, heart rate, step count
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- long distancelong distance, long haul, cross-country, miles, mileage
- metric learningmeters, liters, grams, centimeters, millimeters
kilometersmiles
Lengths of 5,280 feet
nautical miles · furlongs · yards · leagues · feet
kilometersmillimeters
Metric units, thousandths of meters
centimeters · meters · nanometers · micrometers · light-years
- kilometers per hourMetric velocity measurement
- square kilometersMetric area measurement unit
- kilometer markerHighway distance post