plural kilos
: a unit of mass or weight equaling one thousand grams or approximately 2.2 pounds : kilogram
Each sack weighs 50 kilos.
Did you know … that it takes a lobster between five and seven years to grow to a weight of half a kilo, the minimum size it should reach before being fished?—
Food & Drink
Food & DrinkWhen he finally strips off the kilos of gold enveloping his body, Deion is as light as a feather.—Curry Kirkpatrick
Curry KirkpatrickGathering in Versailles, west of Paris, governments are expected on Friday to approve plans to instead use a scientific formulation to define the exact mass of a kilo.—John Leicester
John LeicesterKilo
2 of 3communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter k
: thousand
kiloton
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
New Jersey's infamous Staub was most famously arrested with six kilos of cocaine and $16,000 in cash, according to court documents obtained by the now-defunct Gawker.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
My body was breaking down, thinning from seventy-three kilos to a fragile sixty, losing not only strength but the essential nutrients Lya needed from my milk.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The Masters of Light section will feature Swarovski’s largest crystal chaton, which weighs approximately 75 kilos and required 180 hours to shape its 156 facets.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
New Jersey's infamous Staub was most famously arrested with six kilos of cocaine and $16,000 in cash, according to court documents obtained by the now-defunct Gawker.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
My body was breaking down, thinning from seventy-three kilos to a fragile sixty, losing not only strength but the essential nutrients Lya needed from my milk.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kilo
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“Kilo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilo. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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