klick
See also: Klick
English
Pronunciation
- Homophones: click, clique
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Etymology 1
- Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer.
- Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer.
Noun
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.
- 2002, Robert J. Sawyer, Hominids
- (slang, usually in the plural) Kilometres per hour.
Usage notes
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
- (military slang: kilometer): click
Translations
slang, a kilometre
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Noun
klick (plural klicks)
- Alternative spelling of click
Anagrams
- L-kick
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Verb
klick
- Imperative singular of klicken.
- (colloquial) First-person singular present of klicken.
Swedish
Noun
klick c
- clique; an exclusive group; a cabal
- dab; a small amount of a wet substance
Noun
klick n
- click; brief, sharp sound
- click; act of pressing a mouse button
Related terms
- klicka