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klick

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Scrabble points
15
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17
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/klɪk/

Definition of klick

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (slang)A kilometer.
    “Several klicks closer, the ruins of the City of Poets rose jaggedly against the skyline.”
    “an asteroid between one and three kilometers wide had slammed into the ground at fifteen klicks per second.”
    “Chief, can you hear me?...(static) My bird's down. Half a klick -(static)- downriver from your position.”
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noun

  1. (slang)A kilometer.
    “Several klicks closer, the ruins of the City of Poets rose jaggedly against the skyline.”
    “an asteroid between one and three kilometers wide had slammed into the ground at fifteen klicks per second.”
    “Chief, can you hear me?...(static) My bird's down. Half a klick -(static)- downriver from your position.”
  2. (plural-normally, slang)Kilometres per hour.
  3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of click (mostly as an interjection)
  4. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable)Acronym of keratosis linearis with ichthyosis congenita and sclerosing keratoderma.

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Etymology

* 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…

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* 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.

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