mil

plural mils

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. A unit of measurement equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of an inch (25.4 µm), usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.

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

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

   2013, “ORDINANCE NO. 2422”, in City of Davis, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2014, page 4

   Synonyms: thou

3. A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
4. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of milliliter.

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

   Synonyms: mL, ml, cm³, cc

5. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of millimeter.

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

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   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

   2025, Gupi, “kutna hora”, performed by Food House

   Synonyms: mm, mike-mike

6. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of milliradian.

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

1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of million.

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

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

   2009, Bob Frey, The DVD Murders, page 39

   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.

   2010 September, Galen Gondolfi, "Idea Fun(d)", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 79

1. abbreviationclippingnot comparableClipping of military

1. abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of Milwaukee.

plural MILs

1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of mother-in-law.
2. abbreviationinitialismautomotiveInitialism of malfunction indicator lamp.

1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of Milwaukee: The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.