Klick

Pronunciation

• Homophones: click, clique

• Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer.
• Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer.

Full definition of klick

Noun

1. (slang, military) A kilometer.
• 2002, Robert J. Sawyer, Hominidsan asteroid between one and three kilometers wide had slammed into the ground at fifteen klicks per second.

Usage notes

Though kilometers are not commonly used to measure distance in the USA, klick is commonly used by the US military, which uses the metric system almost exclusively in order to facilitate communication with allied forces.

Synonyms

• (military slang: kilometer) click

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of click

Anagrams

• L-kick