What does "coss" mean?

A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.

What is a synonym for "coss"?

Common synonyms include: kos, kos.

//kɒs// noun

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Noun

1
A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles. British, India, South-Asia
"... the distances (computed by marching-time as well as by reference to the Népálese kós of 2⅓ miles each) ..."
2
Initialism of commercial open-source software. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncommon, uncountable
3
(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities wordnet

"... the distances (computed by marching-time as well as by reference to the Népálese kós of 2⅓ miles each) ..."

Borrowed from Hindustani کوس / कोस (kos). Doublet of krosa.

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