kilometer i timmen

Swedish

Etymology

kilometer (“kilometers”) +‎ i (“per [in]”) +‎ timmen (“the hour”)

Noun

kilometer i timmen c

1. kilometers per hour; km/h

   Synonyms: km/tim, km/t, km/h, knyck

   • 1865 November 8, “Landsvägslokomotiv [Road locomotive]”, in Barometern‎^[1], page 1:

     Detta ſlags lokomotiv ſkall redan wara af en kommisſion pröfwadt i Algeriet, hwarwid dylika befunnits funna på wanliga landswägar tillryggalägga 20 kilometer i timmen; machinen är lättſkött och deß ſnabbhet kan utan ſwårighet ökas eller minſkas.

     This type of locomotive is said to already have been tested by a commission in Algeria, where such was found to cover 20 kilometers per hour on ordinary country roads; the machine is easy to use and its speed can be increased or decreased without difficulty.

   • 2022 November 12, Alfred Jakobsson, “Körde 192 kilometer i timmen på 80-sträcka i Leksand – åtalad frikänns [Drove 192 kilometers per hour on an 80-mile stretch in Leksand - accused acquitted]”, in SVT Nyheter‎^[2]:

     En ung man frias från misstankar om fortkörning, trots att hans bil passerade fartkameran på 80-sträckan vid Kullsbjörken i 192 kilometer i timmen.

     A young man is acquitted of suspicion of speeding, even though his car passed the speed camera on the 80 stretch at Kullsbjörken at 192 kilometers per hour.

References

• kilometer in Svensk ordbok (SO)