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No. 1,060 in Spanish

km

"Km" is the abbreviation for "kilómetro," meaning "kilometer," a unit of distance equal to 1,000 meters.

In a sentence

  • Hoy recorrí 5 km por el parque.

    Today I walked 5 km through the park.

    The word 'km' is used to denote a unit of distance traveled.

  • El próximo pueblo está a 3 km de aquí.

    The next town is 3 km away from here.

    'km' here describes the measurement of distance from one location to another.

  • Nos queda más de 15 km para llegar a nuestro destino.

    We have more than 15 km left to reach our destination.

    In this sentence, 'km' represents the distance remaining to complete a journey.

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