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klom

klom noun: synonym of kilometre (“km”).

Noun

klom (plural kloms)

  1. (informal) Synonym of kilometre (“km”)
    • It’s a crater more than twenty-five kloms in diameter.1983, Julian May, The Many-Coloured Land (paperback), Pan Books, Ltd., →ISBN, page 291
    • “All the way to L-One? That’s 56,000 kloms above the moon.”1986, Donald Kingsbury, The Moon Goddess and the Son, Baen Books, →ISBN, page 195
    Synonyms:
    kilometre

Synonyms of klom

Forms of klom

pluralkloms

Origin of klom

Contraction of kilometer. Perhaps first used in Julian May's 1981 novel The Many-Colored Land.

Words that rhyme with klom

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Questions about klom

What does klom mean?
Klom means synonym of kilometre (“km”).
What part of speech is klom?
Klom is a noun.
What is the plural of klom?
The plural of klom is kloms.

Words near klom in the dictionary

  1. Klokan
  2. Klokann
  3. Klokans
  4. Klokard
  5. Klokards
  6. klom
  7. klomp
  8. klomped
  9. klompen
  10. klompie
  11. klompies

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