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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
- Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer.
- Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer.
Noun[edit]
klick (plural klicks)
- (slang, military) A kilometer.
- 2002, Sawyer, Robert J., Hominids:
- an asteroid between one and three kilometers wide had slammed into the ground at fifteen klicks per second.
- (slang, usually in the plural) Kilometres per hour.
Usage notes[edit]
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[edit]
- (military slang: kilometer): click
Translations[edit]
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
klick (plural klicks)
- Alternative spelling of click
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
klick
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
klick c
Noun[edit]
klick n
- click; brief, sharp sound
- click; act of pressing a mouse button
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