klick

See also Klick

English

Pronunciation

• Homophones: click, clique

Etymology 1

• Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometre.
• Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer.

Noun

klick (plural klicks)

1. (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.

Usage notes

Though kilometers are not commonly used to measure distance in the USA, "klick" is commonly used by the US military, which uses the metric system almost exclusively in order to facilitate communication with allied forces.

Synonyms

• (military slang: kilometer): click

Translations

slang, a kilometre

French: borne (fr) f.

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German: Klemme (de) f.

Etymology 2

See click

Noun

klick (plural klicks)

1. Alternative spelling of click.

Anagrams

• L-kick

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Swedish

Noun

klick c.

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

Noun

klick n.

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

Related terms

• klicka