kos
or coss
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
Origin of kos
1Words Nearby kos
Other definitions for Kos (2 of 2)
or Cos
one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the southwestern coast of Turkey. 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).
- Italian Co·o [kaw-aw] /ˈkɔ ɔ/ .
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How to use kos in a sentence
“More and Better Democrat” declared The Daily kos in a headline.
So had MoveOn, Daily kos, Chris Hayes, Paul Krugman, and the editorial page of The New York Times.
Rising Left in the Democratic Party Killed Larry Summers' Fed Chair Chances | Peter Beinart | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnyway, as Jed Lewison notes at kos, strike one, strike two...the handwriting is on the wall.
In that way, it resembles other progressive institutions—Daily kos, Center for American Progress—born during the Bush years.
I guess, like this Daily kos diarist, that our children are 41 percent lazier than they were a decade ago.
We have come hundreds upon hundreds of kos already, and, till now, I have scarcely been alone with thee an instant.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingBburs towers were not kos mnrs, nor is it said that he ordered each kuroh to be marked on the road.
The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of HindustanOne of these brave souls was a Pole, whose name was kos-ci-us-ko.
The Life of George Washington | Josephine PollardThis Indarpuri Kuri had given out, that whoever would go and come twelve kos seven times within an hour should be her husband.
Santal Folk Tales | A. CampbellLelha then started his horse, and it ran twelve kos there, and twelve kos back, seven times within the hour.
Santal Folk Tales | A. Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for kos (1 of 2)
/ (kəʊs) /
an Indian unit of distance having different values in different localities. It is usually between 1 and 3 miles or 1 and 5 kilometres: Also called: coss
Origin of kos
1British Dictionary definitions for Kos (2 of 2)
Cos
/ (kɒs) /
an island in the SE Aegean Sea, in the Greek Dodecanese Islands: separated from SW Turkey by the Kos Channel; settled in ancient times by Dorians and became famous for literature and medicine. Pop: 30 947 (2001). Area: 282 sq km (109 sq miles)
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