klick
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klick¹
- /klɪk/
Sounds like click, clique · Rhymes with -ɪk
Where it comes from
* Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer, being a suitably short word emphasizing k+l instead of /keɪ/ alone (the same principle as with military spelling alphabets, but also clearly distinguished from kilo (/kiːloʊ/) for kilogram).
* Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer. When a soldier would complete a mark, they would signal to their commander and denote movement of 1,000 meters by hoisting up their rifle and moving the gas regulator with their thumb, which made a "click" the commander could hear.
noun klicks
- A kilometer. Several klicks closer, the ruins of the City of Poets rose jaggedly against the skyline.
- Kilometres per hour.
klick²
- /klɪk/
Sounds like click, clique · Rhymes with -ɪk
noun klicks
- Alternative spelling of click (mostly as an interjection)
KLICK³
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noun slang, a kilometre
| Français | borne |
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title = {klick},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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