Synonyms for
Metres
Definition
A unit of length equal to 100 centimeters or approximately 39.37 inches.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Common collocations
- ten metres
- hundred metres
- a few metres
- several metres
- short metres
- long metres
Word family
noun metre
Usage note
Metre is the standard British spelling for the unit of length. The American spelling is meter. Both are acceptable depending on the context and audience.
Example sentences
- The pool is 25 metres long.
- The marathon is 42.195 kilometres.
- The flagpole is 5 metres tall.
- The room is 3 metres wide and 4 metres long.
- The sprinter ran 100 metres in less than 10 seconds.
Quotes
I'm from Europe, where the history comes from. We have meters, we have Celsius. We have everything!
I'm happy to win, obviously, but it's nice for me to come back into the top eight, which is where I feel I belong. I'm just pleased with the whole week. I played some great tennis and I'm feeling good again. It's been a while since I've felt like that. I feel like I'm playing some of the best tennis of my career. I'm serving well and moving well and I'm hitting the ball well. I'm doing everything pretty well.
The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.