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MEET-uh/ˈmiːtə/

A unit of length, about from the floor to a door handle: a metre. British spelling with re, not “meter” (that spelling is also a measuring machine). Two metres long. A kilometre is a thousand metres.

Meaning

A measure of length, about the height of a door handle from the floor.

Examples

• “The table is two metres long.”
• “The pool is 25 metres long.”
• “Stand one metre from the wall.”

Good to know

British: metre (re). Plural: metres. 1,000 metres = a kilometre.

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