kilometres
Units of distance
Kilometres is the plural of kilometre, a unit of distance equal to one thousand metres or about 0.62 miles.
Standard in most of the world for measuring road distances and speeds: The city is thirty kilometres away.
The spelling is British; Americans write kilometers.
Vehicle distance recorder
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
- distanceSpace between two points
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
pedometer · milometer · calibration · accuracy · precision · reading · counter · gauge
Extremely great in size
- distanceSpace between two points
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- spanDistance between endpoints
range · radius · diameter · circumference · altitude · depth · length · area
Travel from place to place
- road tripExtended pleasure drive
- commuteRegular work travel
- routePath from A to B
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
expedition · trek · voyage · pilgrimage · backpacking · odyssey · tour · navigation
Long-distance footrace
- half-marathon13.1-mile running event
- 10KSEC-required yearly disclosure
- 5K3.1-mile footrace
- ultramarathonRace longer than 26.2 miles
race · pace · splits · personal best · finish line · course · lap · relay
Metric length units
- decimetresTenth-of-meter units
- hectometresUnits of 100 meters
- SIUniversal measurement framework
- conversionAct of changing states
decimal · kilojoules · kilograms · litres · metric system · imperial · miles · yards
Units of astronomical distance
- parsecsDistance units for astronomy
- astronomical unitsEarth-sun distance as yardstick
- megaparsecsUnits measuring galactic separations
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
cosmic distances · interplanetary · celestial · space · galactic
odometer
Vehicle distance recorder
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
- distanceSpace between two points
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
GPS · pedometer · milometer · calibration · accuracy · precision · reading · counter · gauge · tracking
vast
Extremely great in size
span · range · radius · diameter · circumference · altitude · depth · length · area · territory
journey
Travel from place to place
itinerary · expedition · trek · voyage · pilgrimage · backpacking · odyssey · tour · navigation · milepost
marathon
Long-distance footrace
- half-marathon13.1-mile running event
- 10KSEC-required yearly disclosure
- 5K3.1-mile footrace
ultramarathon · race · pace · splits · personal best · finish line · course · lap · relay · time trial
centimetres
Metric length units
- decimetresTenth-of-meter units
- hectometresUnits of 100 meters
- SIUniversal measurement framework
conversion · decimal · kilojoules · kilograms · litres · metric system · imperial · miles · yards · feet
light-years
Units of astronomical distance
- parsecsDistance units for astronomy
- astronomical unitsEarth-sun distance as yardstick
- megaparsecsUnits measuring galactic separations
cosmic distances · interstellar · interplanetary · celestial · space · galactic
kilometresmillimetres
Thousandths of a meter
centimetres · nanometres · micrometres · metres · astronomical units
- square kilometresUnits of area measurement