KILOMETRE Meaning of KILOMETRE in English disp. n. (US kilometer) a metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres (approx. 0.62 miles). Usage: Abbr.: km. Derivatives: kilometric adj. Etymology: F kilom{egrave}tre (as KILO-, METRE(1)) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012