MILLIARY


Meaning of MILLIARY in English

/mil"ee er'ee/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or designating the ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces.

2. marking a mile.

[ 1600-10; milliarius comprising a thousand, a thousand paces long. See MILLI-, -ARY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .