mil.

Noun

military (plural military or militaries)

1. Armed forces.
   • attempts by the military to influence government policy

   Synonyms:

   force, forces

See all 5 meanings of military

Noun

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.

   Synonyms:

   thou

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