אנגלית

kilometer

gb/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/ us/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
A2 אנגלית
משמעויות
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שם עצם A2 quantity
1

metric unit of length

A kilometer is a distance of 1,000 meters.

תבנית שימוש: [number] kilometer(s); [number] kilometer(s) from [place]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse the spelling (kilometer vs kilometre) or mix it up with mile as a similar-sounding unit.
מילים נרדפות
km (Common written abbreviation for kilometer.)
צירופים
a kilometer away |ten kilometers |a few kilometers |kilometers from here |kilometer distance |kilometer measurement |kilometer run |kilometer mark |kilometer race |kilometer walk
נושאים
measurement |numbers |travel |science
דוגמאות
  • The station is about two kilometers from my apartment.
  • The race is five kilometers long.
  • They drove 30 kilometers to get to the beach.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • It is one kilometer to the park.
  • We walked three kilometers.
שם עצם B1 quantity
2

a length of one kilometer

A kilometer can mean a piece that is one kilometer long.

תבנית שימוש: a kilometer of [something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may avoid this use and repeat “one kilometer long” instead; both are correct.
מילים נרדפות
kilometre (Alternative spelling used especially in British English.)
צירופים
a kilometer of road |a kilometer of track |a kilometer of fence |a kilometer of coastline |a kilometer of tunnel |a kilometer stretch
נושאים
measurement |travel |construction
דוגמאות
  • They resurfaced a kilometer of road near the bridge.
  • A kilometer of fencing was damaged in the storm.
  • We hiked a quiet kilometer of forest trail before turning back.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • We repaired a kilometer of road.
  • They built a kilometer of new track.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
kilometer
IPA
GB/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
US/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
הברות והטעמה
kilo - met - er (3 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (met)
צורות המילה
Noun
  • Base: kilometer
  • Plural: kilometers
משפחת מילים
Forms
kilometers noun
Related words
kilometre noun A2
Advanced or less common
kilometric adjective
ביטויים

kilometer marker

1
/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ mˈɑɹkɚ/
fixed phrase

distance sign by the road

A sign that tells distance in kilometers.

דוגמאות
  • Meet me at the kilometer marker 12 on the highway.
  • The accident happened near a kilometer marker just outside town.
  • The runners used the kilometer markers to pace themselves.

kilometer-long

1
/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ lˈɔŋ/
fixed phrase

about one kilometer in length

One kilometer long.

דוגמאות
  • They built a kilometer-long tunnel through the mountain.
  • A kilometer-long line formed outside the stadium.
  • The parade stretched into a kilometer-long crowd.

kilometers per hour

1
/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚz pˈɚ ˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase

speed measured in km/h

A way to say how fast something moves using kilometers and hours.

דוגמאות
  • The speed limit here is 50 kilometers per hour.
  • The train was traveling at 220 kilometers per hour.
  • I was driving at about 80 kilometers per hour when it started raining.

per kilometer

1
/pˈɚ kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
fixed phrase

for each kilometer traveled

For every kilometer.

דוגמאות
  • The taxi charges $1.50 per kilometer after the first mile.
  • The company reimburses drivers at a fixed rate per kilometer.
  • This route uses less fuel per kilometer.

square kilometer

1
/skwˈɛɹ kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
fixed phrase

unit of area (km²)

A unit for measuring area.

דוגמאות
  • The city covers about 300 square kilometers.
  • The park is less than one square kilometer.
  • The wildfire spread across several square kilometers.

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