Klick

usgb/klɪk/
noun

It is a unit of distance used by soldiers, equal to one kilometer.

The target is five klicks north of our current position.
Visual representation of "klick" - It is a unit of distance used by soldiers, equal to one kilometer.

Often appears as...

  • two klicks away
  • five klicks south

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Technical

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Military Precision

Used for precise distances in military contexts or related discussions.

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Move up to the next ridge, it's exactly three klicks east.
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Not for Time

'Klick' refers specifically to distance, not time or speed.

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Our extraction point is ten klicks away, not ten minutes.
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Casual Speech

In military movies or games, 'klick' is often used casually to sound authentic.

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We're dropping you about two klicks outside the hot zone.
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