mil

Examples

• All

• Just about the only middle-class jobs left are in the "defense" industry, or for mil-indus related jobs.

  Blog text (15)

• So we're five mils past the equivalence point.

• I picked her off with a thousand mil from 120 yards out.

  Paparazzi (2004)

• lf he moves, give me half a mil lead.

  Sniper 2 (2002)

• Nine mil slugs in the walls.

  Bruiser (2000)

• 675, 30 miles an hour, three-mil lead.

  Shooter (2007)

• He readjusted his heads-up display for air-to-ground strafing, resetting the depression angle on the HUD to 37 mils.

  Fiction book (1991)

• To accurately adjust the rifle's scope, you need to consider the distance and set it to mil increments for precise aiming.

• In artillery training, we learned that each mil can significantly impact the trajectory of the projectile over long distances.

• For long-range shooting, adjusting the elevation by a few mils can make the difference between hitting or missing the target.

Synonyms

M

milliradian

vsmil

• Specialized

9.9

A unit for measuring very small angles often used for aiming at long distances

is used mainly in artillery and equals one 6400th of a full revolution

A

angular unit

vsmil

• Specialized

5.8

A unit for measuring angles, like a degree or a radian

is a specific artillery measure rather than a broad general measurement

Surface Forms

Etymology