kilometers per hour
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2.4
- noun
- /kɪˈlɑːmətərz pər haʊər/
- US
:
kilómetros por hora
- I think it was 17 kilometres per hour, downhill.
Like how the Speedo is in kilometers per hour but my my actual tack is in MPH.
- Like how the Speedo is in kilometers per hour but my my actual tack is in MPH.
Examples
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In flight, air flows along the airplane's side at more than 800 kilometers per hour.
Academic text (2002) -
"Between one and two kilometers per hour," Sandy said.
Fiction book (1999) -
Eight point four kilometers per hour, to be exact.
Fiction book (1999) -
Converting all the road signs from miles per hour to kilometers per hour will create plenty of jobs.
Blog text (23) -
Two thirty-eight kilometers per hour and holding steady.
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The mean of the maximum gust of wind was 38 kilometers per hour.
Academic text (2005) -
It flies at more than 900 kilometers per hour.
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The winds at times reached velocities of 270 kilometers per hour.
Fiction book (1996) -
Outside, in exposed parts of the city, winds were gusting at up to 160 kilometers per hour as the storm made landfall.
Blog text (30) -
Rick kept the rental car at a steady kilometers per hour, easily passing most cars on the highway.
Synonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a distance traveled in one hour' is directly and transparently derived from 'kilometer' (unit of length) + 'per' (indicating rate) + 'hour' (unit of time). This rate-construction is cross-linguistically common and follows standard measurement patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Kilometers per hour comes from a simple counting idea: it shows how many kilometers you travel in one hour, with per meaning 'for each'. So, it means 'speed' or 'how fast' something is moving.