klicks

I do hear people use "klicks" for speed -- going 80 klicks an hour, winds gusting to 60 klicks, that kind of thing -- but haven't heard anyone actually say "klickage."

metric 2005

With 65 klicks to go that day, much of it a detour around a seaside military range, we pressed on.

A Foie Gras Tour de France Marlowe Hood 2011

The urge to go UP must be overwhelming bearing in mind you're already at 5.6 km (18,370ft) ... only 3.2 klicks* to go!

Scott Parazynski Has Sumitted Mt. Everest - NASA Watch 2009

If he could get to a truck, he could drive to a small airstrip a few klicks away.

Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

They were waiting about two klicks outside Ironworks.

365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009

The posted limit on the route home was 80 klicks, an' I didn't even have a license ta drive a hovercraft, let alone have insurance on myself fer usin' one.

Down on the Pharm Hugh Barlow 2011

I got 'er up ta 80 klicks in the swamp, which don't sound like much ta folks who're used ta highway drivin', but in a swamp, that is FAST.

Down on the Pharm Hugh Barlow 2011

If he could get to a truck, he could drive to a small airstrip a few klicks away.

Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

The lift motors 're electric, an' if I have difficulty with the pusher, the lift fans c'n limp me home at about 20 klicks a hour as long as I'm no more'n a hour from dry land.

Down on the Pharm Hugh Barlow 2011

Taiwan is gliding into the local fishing port for sashimi, and lapping up the last few klicks to the only noodle stand for a hundred leagues.

Michael Turton: Taiwan: A Cycling Paradise (SLIDESHOW) Michael Turton 2011