furlong

English

Etymology

From O.E. furh, "furrow" + lang, "long": the typical length of a furrow in an average field.

Noun

Wikipedia furlong (plural furlongs)

1. A unit of length equal to 220 yards or exactly 201.168 meters, now only used in measuring distances in horse-racing.

Translations

unit of length

• French: furlong (fr) m, 201,168 mètres m plural

• Italian: 201,168 metri
• Russian: фурлонг (ru) (furlóng) m, фарлонг (ru) (farlóng) m

See also

• chain
• furrow
• mile
• yard