27-697: (Redirected from MIL ) [REDACTED] Look up mil , .mil , or mil. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mil , mil , or MIL may refer to: Places [ edit ] Mil, Syria , a village in Syria Mil, Azerbaijan , a municipality in Beylagan Rayon Mil, Markazi , a village in Markazi Province, Iran Metropolitan area of Milan ( IATA code: MIL ), Italy (Milan
54-448: A Canadian shipbuilder Microsystems International Limited, a former Canadian semiconductor device manufacturer Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant , a Russian helicopter manufacturer Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación (Iberian Liberation Movement), a Catalan anti-Francoist group from 1971 to 1973 Mouvement initiative et liberté (Initiative and Liberty Movement), a French Gaullist political association mil.ru, official website of
81-630: A Catalan anti-Francoist group from 1971 to 1973 Mouvement initiative et liberté (Initiative and Liberty Movement), a French Gaullist political association mil.ru, official website of the Ministry of Defence (Russia) Munitions India Limited , an arms manufacturer Currency [ edit ] Mill (currency) , a now-abstract unit of currency used sometimes in accounting mil, 1/1000 Cypriot pound mil, (1⁄10-cent) of Hong Kong dollar mil, 1/1000 Maltese lira mil, 1/1000 Palestine pound Military [ edit ] .mil ,
108-415: A length Millilitre (SI-symbol mL or ml, informally "mil"), a volume Millimetre (SI-symbol mm, informally "mil" or “mill”), a length Milliradian (SI-symbol mrad, informally "mil", or three slightly different non-SI units), for angular measurement Scandinavian mile , (Norwegian and Swedish: mil ), a length equivalent to 10 kilometres People [ edit ] Míl Espáine , ancestor to
135-489: A length equivalent to 0.001 inch Biblical mile (Hebrew: מיל / mīl), a length Millilitre (SI-symbol mL or ml, informally "mil"), a volume Millimetre (SI-symbol mm, informally "mil" or “mill”), a length Milliradian (SI-symbol mrad, informally "mil", or three slightly different non-SI units), for angular measurement Scandinavian mile , (Norwegian and Swedish: mil ), a length equivalent to 10 kilometres People [ edit ] Míl Espáine , ancestor to
162-640: A ten-year transition period from 1879. When the Russian Empire introduced the metric system in 1887, the Grand Duchy of Finland decided to redefine the old Finnish mile peninkulma ( Estonian : penikoorem , Võro : pinikuurma ), which was based on the Swedish mile, to also be 10 km (6.2 mi). In Finland, however, it has been much less in use than in Sweden and Norway. The mil
189-481: A village in Markazi Province, Iran Metropolitan area of Milan ( IATA code: MIL ), Italy (Milan is city in Italy) Mill Hill Broadway railway station (National Rail station code: MIL), England Miltenberg (district) , (German vehicle registration code: MIL) A common abbreviation for the U.S. city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and its major professional sports teams: Milwaukee Brewers ,
216-496: Is city in Italy) Mill Hill Broadway railway station (National Rail station code: MIL), England Miltenberg (district) , (German vehicle registration code: MIL) A common abbreviation for the U.S. city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and its major professional sports teams: Milwaukee Brewers , the city's Major League Baseball team Milwaukee Bucks , the city's National Basketball Association team Business and organizations [ edit ] Marine Industries Limited ,
243-415: Is currently not used on road signs , and kilometre is the standard for most formal written distances. However, it is very common in colloquial speech , including 5 km, which is referred to in Swedish as "half a mil " ( en halvmil ). The mil has however not lost all formal uses. Various tax deductions, for example regarding distance travelled for business purposes, are measured in mil by
270-433: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages mil [REDACTED] Look up mil , .mil , or mil. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mil , mil , or MIL may refer to: Places [ edit ] Mil, Syria , a village in Syria Mil, Azerbaijan , a municipality in Beylagan Rayon Mil, Markazi ,
297-541: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Scandinavian mile A Scandinavian mile ( Norwegian and Swedish : mil , [miːl] , Finnish : peninkulma ) is a unit of length common in Norway and Sweden , to a lesser extent in Finland , but not Denmark . Today, it is standardised as 1 mil being 10 kilometres (6.2 miles ), but it had different values in
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#1732773319783324-484: Is equivalent to the obsolete myriametre , which was once used in France . The Danish mile was defined as 7,532.4 m (24,713 ft), equivalent to 4 minutes of latitude. It is no longer in use. In early history, Sweden had various regional miles with their own measurements. Later on, such miles were generally defined by county ( Swedish : landskapsmil , "county miles"). Some noteworthy county miles are: In 1649
351-569: Is used, known as farsang . It is originally a Persian unit of measurement, equivalent to the European league , known as parasang (4.8 or 5.6 km). It was redefined in Iran as 10 kilometer on 31 May 1926. The older Iranian farsang survives regionally as farsakh-song. In Turkey there is a "light farsang" defined as 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), similar to the Scandinavian forest mile. Beyond
378-414: The Ministry of Defence (Russia) Munitions India Limited , an arms manufacturer Currency [ edit ] Mill (currency) , a now-abstract unit of currency used sometimes in accounting mil, 1/1000 Cypriot pound mil, (1⁄10-cent) of Hong Kong dollar mil, 1/1000 Maltese lira mil, 1/1000 Palestine pound Military [ edit ] .mil , the top-level Internet domain of
405-467: The Swedish Tax Agency ( Skatteverket ). It is also used in the most common unit for measuring vehicle fuel consumption – "litres per mil " – and in Sweden in second-hand car advertisements, where odometer readings are often quoted in mil though the car itself records kilometres. In Iran and Turkey , an indigenous unit of measurement, equivalent to the Scandinavian mile,
432-581: The Irish in Irish mythology Mil Máscaras (born 1942), Mexican luchador (professional wrestler) Mikhail Mil (1909–1970), founder of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Other [ edit ] Modern Indian Language , contemporary Indian languages Mother-in-law See also [ edit ] 1,000,000 , one million Mill (disambiguation) Per mille , or per mil, parts per thousand Topics referred to by
459-440: The Irish in Irish mythology Mil Máscaras (born 1942), Mexican luchador (professional wrestler) Mikhail Mil (1909–1970), founder of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Other [ edit ] Modern Indian Language , contemporary Indian languages Mother-in-law See also [ edit ] 1,000,000 , one million Mill (disambiguation) Per mille , or per mil, parts per thousand Topics referred to by
486-497: The Swedish government made the Uppland mile the de facto Swedish mile, or "unity mile" ( enhetsmil ), for all of Sweden, also known as "land mile" or "long mile". It could be divided into four "quarter ways" ( fjärdingsväg , "firkin way"), describing a quarter of a unity mile. Old regional miles still persisted across Sweden in the 18th century and regional variations of rod, fathom, ell and foot also caused regional variation to
513-551: The U.S. military MIL-STD and MIL-SPEC, the United States Military Standard Technology [ edit ] Malfunction indicator lamp , in a computerized engine-management system Media Integration Layer , the compositing engine used by Desktop Window Manager and Windows Presentation Foundation Units of measurement [ edit ] mil (imperial) , a length equivalent to 0.001 inch Biblical mile (Hebrew: מיל / mīl),
540-447: The city's Major League Baseball team Milwaukee Bucks , the city's National Basketball Association team Business and organizations [ edit ] Marine Industries Limited , a Canadian shipbuilder Microsystems International Limited, a former Canadian semiconductor device manufacturer Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant , a Russian helicopter manufacturer Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación (Iberian Liberation Movement),
567-445: The normal mile, there was also a "forest mile" ( skogsmil ) that was half as long as the normal mil , i.e. a bit over 5 km (3.1 mi), and equal to an even older unit of measurement, the rast ('rest', 'pause'), so named since it was seen as the distance a man would normally be able to walk between rests, corresponding to the league in other countries. There was also a "fell mile" ( fjällmil , see fell ) which
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#1732773319783594-568: The past. The word is derived from the same Roman source as the English mile . In Norway and Sweden, the international mile is formally called "English mile" ( engelsk mil ), although it is sometimes just referred to by the English word mile . However, in situations where confusion may arise it is more common for Scandinavians to describe distances in terms of the official SI unit kilometre . This modern definition of 10 kilometres (km)
621-549: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mil . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mil&oldid=1246511670 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
648-549: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mil . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mil&oldid=1246511670 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
675-410: The top-level Internet domain of the U.S. military MIL-STD and MIL-SPEC, the United States Military Standard Technology [ edit ] Malfunction indicator lamp , in a computerized engine-management system Media Integration Layer , the compositing engine used by Desktop Window Manager and Windows Presentation Foundation Units of measurement [ edit ] mil (imperial) ,
702-536: The unity mile. This became apparent with the Swedish-Norwegian union in 1814, were the different definitions of foot in made the unity mile 11,295 m (37,057 ft) in Norway. When the metric system was introduced, the mil was redefined to be exactly 10 km (6.2 mi). The metric system was introduced in Norway in 1875 and Sweden in 1889, after a decision by the parliament in 1876 and
729-537: Was almost double the normal mile, i.e. just under 20 km (12 mi). Naomi Mitchison , in her autobiographic book You May Well Ask , relates an experience during a walking tour in Sweden: "Over in Gotland I walked again, further than I would have if I had realized that the milestones were in old Swedish miles, so that my disappointing three-mile walk along the cold sea edge under the strange ancient fortifications
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