The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kilovolt \Kil"o*volt`\, n. [Kilo- + volt.] (Elec.) A unit of electromotive force equal to one thousand volts. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
kilovolt n 1: a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts [syn: kilovolt, kV]