furlong

[ fur-lawng, -long ]

noun
  1. a unit of distance, equal to 220 yards (201 meters) or ⅛ mile (0.2 kilometer). Abbreviation: fur.

Origin of furlong

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English furlang “length of a furrow”; see origin at furrow, long1

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How to use furlong in a sentence

  • It certainly makes no difference whether the land be a square furlong or a continent.

    The Inhumanity of Socialism | Edward F. Adams
  • And one company of my bowmen would put them all to flight ere you could ride a furlong!

    Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for furlong

furlong

/ (ˈfɜːˌlɒŋ) /


noun
  1. a unit of length equal to 220 yards (201.168 metres)

Origin of furlong

1
Old English furlang, from furh furrow + lang long 1

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