See also: Klick

English [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer .

. Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer.

Noun [ edit ]

klick (plural klicks)

( slang , military ) A kilometer. 2002, Robert J. Sawyer, Hominids an asteroid between one and three kilometers wide had slammed into the ground at fifteen klicks per second. ( slang , usually in the usually in the plural ) Kilometres per hour.

Usage notes [ edit ]

Though kilometers are not commonly used to measure distance in the USA, klick is commonly used by the US & UK military, which use the metric system almost exclusively in order to facilitate communication with allied forces. (In other English-speaking countries, civilians often say "k" or "k.m." instead.)

Synonyms [ edit ]

( military slang: kilometer ) : click

Translations [ edit ]

slang, a kilometre Estonian: kilt (et) kilts French: borne (fr) f

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Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

klick (plural klicks)

click Alternative spelling of

Anagrams [ edit ]

German [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

klick

klicken. Imperative singular of ( colloquial ) klicken. First-person singular present of

Swedish [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

klick c

clique; an exclusive group; a cabal dab; a small amount of a wet substance

Noun [ edit ]

klick n

click; brief, sharp sound click; act of pressing a mouse button