noun
klick
Klick (noun) means (informal) A kilometre.
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1
(informal) A kilometre.
"an asteroid between one and three kilometers wide had slammed into the ground at fifteen klicks per second."
— Robert J. Sawyer, Hominids (The Neanderthal Parallax; 1) (2002)
"Several klicks closer, the ruins of the City of Poets rose jaggedly against the skyline."
— Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion (1990)
2
(informal) A speed measured in kilometres per hour.
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Etymology
* Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer, being a suitably short word emphasizing k+l instead of /keɪ/ alone (the same principle as with military spelling alphabets, but also clearly distinguished from kilo (/kiːloʊ/) for kilogram). * Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer. When a soldier would complete a mark, they would signal to their commander and denote movement of 1,000 meters by hoisting up their rifle and moving the gas regulator with their thumb, which made a "click" the commander could hear.
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What is the meaning of klick?
"klick" (noun) means (informal) A kilometre.
What is another word for klick?
Other words for "klick" include kilometre, kilometer, km.
What are the different meanings of klick?
"klick" has 2 main meanings: 1. (informal) A kilometre; 2. (informal) A speed measured in kilometres per hour.
