Furlong Definition

fûrlông, -lŏng
furlongs
noun
A unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 220 yards or18 statute mile (201.168 meters): one square furlong equals ten acres.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Furlong

Noun

Singular:
furlong
Plural:
furlongs

Origin of Furlong

  • Middle English from Old English furlang furh furrow lang long long1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English furh (“furrow”) +‎ lang (“long”); the typical length of a furrow in an average field.

    From Wiktionary

Furlong Sentence Examples

  • Frankie Dettori settled the 5-1 second-favourite back in the field but steadily made headway to go past Westerner entering the final furlong.

  • On his debut at Chepstow last autumn he swept past Clearing inside the final furlong to win going away.

  • The jockey nodded; but in the race found himself coming to the last furlong a length down on the leader.

  • With five minutes left, Carl Furlong unnecessarily abused a linesman, and was given a straight red.

  • Third, Mr Furlong takes issue with Ambrose Evans-Pritchard on the date of the first nationally called militia muster.

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