furlong

See also: Furlong

English

Alternative forms

• forlong (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English furlong, forlong, from Old English furlang, from furh (“furrow”) +‎ lang (“long”); originally the typical length of a furrow in an average field.

Noun

furlong (plural furlongs)

1. (chiefly historical) A unit of length equal to 220 yards, ⅛ mile, or 201.168 meters, now only used in measuring distances in horse racing.
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   • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 1:

     Gonz. Now would I giue a thouſand furlongs of Sea, for an Acre of barren ground : Long heath, Browne firrs, any thing; […]

Translations

unit of length

• French: furlong (fr) m, stade (fr) m, sillon (fr) m
• Georgian: ფერლონგი (perlongi)
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• Italian: 201,168 metri
• Russian: фурло́нг (ru) m (furlóng), фарло́нг m (farlóng)

See also

• chain
• furrow
• mile
• yard