kiloyard

Etymology

From kilo- + yard.

kiloyard means A unit of length equal to one thousand (10³) yards. Symbol : kyd. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

noun

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.”