Mil

Definitions

1. An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also ¹⁄₆₀₀₀ and ¹⁄₆₃₀₀ are used in other countries.
2. Clipping of million.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
3. Clipping of Milwaukee: The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
4. Abbreviation of Milwaukee.
   abbreviation, alt-of
5. Initialism of mother-in-law.
   Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
6. A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
7. Initialism of malfunction indicator lamp.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
8. A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
9. Clipping of milliliter.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
10. Clipping of millimeter.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
11. Clipping of milliradian.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

Equivalents

4 more languages

العربيةعسكري

Suomipiiru

Kurdîmil

Русскиймил

Examples

“For this task, I prefer⟳ the plastic sheeting that is 10 mils thick.”

“If made of plastic, is minimum of at least 2.25 mils (thousandths of an inch) thick.”

“We told her to give⟳ her daughter ten mils of cough syrup and to call⟳ us back if the cough gets worse.”

“For this task, I prefer⟳ the plastic bars that are 10 mils in diameter.”

“Party like⟳ it's 2024, hear⟳ a knocking at my door / It's the police let⟳ them in, bust a 9 mil through their skin”

“A dot in a mil-dot reticle represents one mil, which corresponds to a few inches at 100 yards.”

“Word has it that they were offered a cool ten mil to sell⟳ their farm to the land⟳ developers.”

“The cheapest shack in this part of the woods would probably set⟳ the buyer back at least a couple of mil.”

“You can get⟳ things done without money, but you can do a hell of a lot more with it, and $10 mil is a good starting point⟳.”

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