klick
klick — 名詞
1. an informal word for kilometre, used mainly by soldiers and in military settings
公里
軍中用語,指一千公尺的距離
an informal word for kilometre, used mainly by soldiers and in military settings to talk about distance
Enzo's unit marched fifteen klicks through the desert before stopping to rest.
Enzo 的部隊在沙漠中行進了十五公里才停下來休息。
The supply depot sits about three klicks north of the main camp.
補給站大約在主營地以北三公里處。
collocation: about X klicks north of [place]
Sana checked the map and told her team they had eight klicks left.
Sana 查看了地圖,告訴她的隊員還有八公里要走。
The radio signal can reach units up to twenty klicks away in open ground.
無線電信號在開闊地帶可以傳達二十公里外的部隊。
After marching twelve klicks, Dmitri's squad finally saw the river ahead.
行進了十二公里後,Dmitri 的小隊終於看到了前方的河流。
用法筆記
Almost always used together with a number or quantity word (three klicks, a few klicks). Common in spoken military English but rarely appears in formal or civilian writing. When in doubt, use 'kilometre' instead.