mil

noun

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.”

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

3. A former subdivision (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of the Maltese lira.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of milliliter.

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

5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of millimeter.

   “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”

6. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of milliradian.

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

7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of million.

   “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.”

8. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of mother-in-law.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of malfunction indicator lamp.

adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable)Clipping of military

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Milwaukee.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of Milwaukee: The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.