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Definition of Klick
1. Noun. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
Generic synonyms: Metric Linear Unit
Terms within: Hectometer, Hectometre, Hm
Group relationships: Mym, Myriameter, Myriametre
Definition of Klick
1. n. & v. See Click.
Definition of Klick
1. Noun. (slang military) A kilometer. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of click) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Klick
1. a kilometer [n -S] - See also: kilometer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Klick
Literary usage of Klick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Universal and Critical Dictionary of the English Language: To which are by Joseph Emerson Worcester, John Walker (1849)
"Kilo sul bumin« klick». »nl<.n'l.Xv ixu,» ». ... inz ns klick» jl!,e nlll »Null,
... su» »s klick» j »l s«l klick», l?»!^»«. N»!l>r'»t! ..."
2. Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis (1882)
"The klick-i-tats had regular lodges : sticks set in the ground in a circle and
... I mind very well one day the klick-i- tats came running in to our camp ..."
3. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"Kit'-ten, я. the young of a cat. Kite-foot, я. a sort of tobacco. klick, vi to
make sharp sounds. klick-ed,*j». of klick, [sounds. К before я has no sound. ..."
4. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"klick, To catch, to snatch. So. to cleck. 2. To steal. ... klick-HOOKS, Large
hooks for catching salmon in the day time. When a fisherman had observed a ..."