kilomile

kilomile noun: a unit of length equal to one thousand miles.

Noun

kilomile (plural kilomiles)

(rare) A unit of length equal to one thousand miles.
- So our broadside will intercept his completely—nothing will get through—at a distance of half a kilomile.1975, Poul Anderson, After Doomsday, London […]: White Lion Publishers Limited, →ISBN, page 69
- Oh, I see. You're one of those "trendy" folks that needs a new car every decade or hundred kilomiles. I still love my trusty 1976 280Z with 170K miles (I bike most places, which is why it isn't more miles).2000 December 12, Mike Oliver, “My blatantly trolling question”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet)

The Escalade's fuel usage went from 66.6 to 60.6 gallons per kilomile, while the Prius' consumption fell from 20 to 16.6 gallons per kilomile.2006 September 4, Ian Ayres, Barry Nalebuff, “Why Not? Easy Savings”, in Forbes, volume 178, number 4, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN...
To put that into context, if you were to refer to a thousand miles as a 'kilomile' then the trek I am about to attempt is almost one fifth of a kilomile.2016, Rob Gibbons, Neil Gibbons, Steve Coogan, Alan Partridge: Nomad, London: Trapeze, →ISBN, page 83:

plural	kilomiles

From kilo- + mile.

What does kilomile mean?: Kilomile means a unit of length equal to one thousand miles.
How do you use kilomile in a sentence?: The Escalade's fuel usage went from 66.6 to 60.6 gallons per kilomile, while the Prius' consumption fell from 20 to 16.6 gallons per kilomile.
What part of speech is kilomile?: Kilomile is a noun.
What is the plural of kilomile?: The plural of kilomile is kilomiles.

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