- Furlong - Wikipedia
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods or perches, 10 chains, or approximately 201 metres
- Furlong | distance, length, measurement | Britannica
furlong, old English unit of length, based on the length of an average plowed furrow (hence “furrow-long,” or furlong) in the English open- or common-field system Each furrow ran the length of a 40 × 4-rod acre, or 660 modern feet
- FURLONG Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Though now standardized as a length of 220 yards (or 1 8th of a mile), the furlong was originally defined less precisely as the length of a furrow—a trench in the earth made by a plow—in a cultivated field
- What Is A Furlong, and How Long Is It? History, Facts FAQs
A furlong is a unit of length in the imperial and U S customary systems equal to one-eighth of a mile, or 220 yards, 660 feet, ⅛ of a mile, and 0 2 kilometers
- FURLONG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Add to word list a unit of length equal to 1 8 mile or 201 meters, used esp in horse racing: a six-furlong race (Definition of furlong from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- FURLONG Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
For most of the horses, it was their first time going 1 1 8 miles, a furlong short of the 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby
- Definition of furlong - Words Defined
A furlong is a unit of distance that is equal to 1 8 of a mile, or 220 yards (approximately 201 168 meters) It is mostly used in specific contexts today, particularly in horse racing and certain types of agricultural measurements
- Furlong - Math. net
Thus, a furlong is a measure that describes the length of a typical furrow at the time it was developed, which dates back to at least the 9th century This distance was standardized to equal exactly 40 rods or 10 chains
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