klick

See also: Klick

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

  • Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer.
  • 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.
  2. (slang, usually in the plural) Kilometres per hour.
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. (In other English-speaking countries, civilians often say "k" or "k.m." instead.)

Synonyms
  • (military slang: kilometer): click
Translations
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Etymology 2

Noun

klick (plural klicks)

  1. Alternative spelling of click

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Verb

klick

  1. Imperative singular of klicken.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of klicken.

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
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