klick
Plural: klicks
Noun
- a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
- A kilometer.
- Kilometres per hour.
- Alternative spelling of click (mostly as an interjection)
Origin / 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 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.
Scrabble Score: 15
klick: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordklick: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
klick: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
klick: valid Words With Friends Word