mille

Definitions of mille
  1. noun
    a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
    synonyms: mile
  2. noun
    a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
  3. noun
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    synonyms: 1000, M
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    type of:
    entier
    an integer equal to or greater than ten
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