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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, 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
What’s a Furlong and Why it’s Used in Horse Racing? 1 Reason A furlong is a standard unit of length that originated in England in the late 13th or early 14th century and equals 220 yards, which is an eighth of a mile The furlong was the accepted unit of measure during the birth of horse racing in England in the 16th century and applied to racecourses
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
Furlong - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Furlong A furlong is a unit for measuring distance It is part of the imperial and US customary systems It is equal to 660 feet or 201 168 metres There are eight furlongs in a mile
Edward Furlong - IMDb Edward Furlong Actor: Terminator 2: Judgment Day Edward Walter Furlong was born in Glendale, California His mother, Eleanor (Tafoya), is from a Mexican family, and worked at a youth center
furlong - Wiktionary, the free dictionary furlong (plural furlongs or (archaic) furlong) A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201 168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing
What is the unit called a furlong? - Sizes furlong A unit of length in English-speaking countries, at least as early as the 10ᵗʰ century – present, = 220 yards (since 1959 in the United States or 1963 in the UK, = 201 168 meters exactly) Today it is used almost exclusively to describe distances to be run in horse races Abbreviation, “fur”