CUBIC KILOMETRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cubic kilometre mean? 

• CUBIC KILOMETRE (noun)
  The noun CUBIC KILOMETRE has 1 sense:

1. a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge

  Familiarity information: CUBIC KILOMETRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUBIC KILOMETRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cubic kilometer; cubic kilometre

Hypernyms ("cubic kilometre" is a kind of...):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "cubic kilometre"):

cubic meter; cubic metre; kiloliter; kilolitre (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)