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kiloyard en · NOUN

Etymology

From kilo- + yard.

Meanings

1. (rare) A unit of length equal to one thousand (10³) yards. Symbol : kyd.
   • [...] the hektoyard was the lenght of a football ground, and the kiloyard or kilometer about equalled #92;frac#123;5#125;#123;8#125; or #92;frac#123;6#125;#123;10#125; or a mile, and therefore what we previously called a Five-mile race would in the future be called the Eight kiloyard race. 1904, Alfred J. Martin, edited by T.F. Unwin, Up-to-date tables of imperial, metric Indian and colonial weights and measures, page 134:

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