mil

¹mil

noun \ˈmil\

Definition of MIL

1

: thousand <found a salinity of 38.4 per mil>

2

: a monetary unit formerly used in Cyprus equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ pound

3

: a unit of length equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ inch used especially in measuring thickness (as of plastic films)

4

: a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ of 360 degrees and used especially in artillery

Origin of MIL

Latin mille thousand

First Known Use: 1721

Rhymes with MIL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will