Furlong - English meaning
Furlong – definitions in English dictionary
nounAn eighth of a mile, 220 yards.
Usage examples:
Eight furlongs into the ten furlong race, gatwick looked to have next to no chance.
nounA unit of length equal to 1/8 mile or 201 meters, used esp. in horse racing
Usage examples:
A six-furlong race
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Word origin
Old English furlang, from furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’. The word originally denoted the length of a furrow in a common field (formally regarded as a square of ten acres). It was also used as
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