How far is a klick?
In many military-related movies and television shows, characters describe distances in terms of “klicks”, causing many people to wonder what a “klick” (also sometimes spelled “click”, “klik”, or “clic”) is. This term is shorthand/slang for a “kilometer”. We found its definition in several on-line glossaries, including this Glossary of Words used by CAP Marines in Vietnam (http://www.capmarine.com/cap/glossary.htm) and this Language of War page from the PBS web site for their “Vietnam Online” program.
