(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:39:08

Kil"o*me`ter (?), Kil"o*me`tre, n. [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.]

A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 0.62137 of a mile.

© Webster 1913.

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