{
    "term": "kilometre",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a unit for measuring distance; 1 000 metres",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had been driving at 110 **kilometres per hour**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Monaco is only two **square kilometres** in size."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)//ˈkɪləmiːtə(r)/",
                "audio": "ki/kilometre/kilometre__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/",
                "audio": "ki/kilometre/kilometre__us_3_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre)."
}