furlong

Etymology


From, , from , , from (ultimately from  +  (ultimately from ), originally the typical length of a furrow in an average field.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) A unit of land area one furlong () square (ten acres, or about four hectares).
 * 3)  An undefined portion of an unenclosed field.
 * 1) A unit of land area one furlong () square (ten acres, or about four hectares).
 * 2)  An undefined portion of an unenclosed field.
 * 1) A unit of land area one furlong () square (ten acres, or about four hectares).
 * 2)  An undefined portion of an unenclosed field.
 * 1) A unit of land area one furlong () square (ten acres, or about four hectares).
 * 2)  An undefined portion of an unenclosed field.
 * 1) A unit of land area one furlong () square (ten acres, or about four hectares).
 * 2)  An undefined portion of an unenclosed field.
 * 1) A unit of land area one furlong () square (ten acres, or about four hectares).
 * 2)  An undefined portion of an unenclosed field.
 * 1)  An undefined portion of an unenclosed field.

Translations

 * Arabic: فرلنغ
 * Belarusian: фурлонг
 * Bulgarian: фърлонг
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 化郎, 浪
 * Mandarin: 化朗,
 * Chuvash: фурло́нг
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Georgian: ფერლონგი
 * Hindi: फर्लांग
 * Japanese: ファーロング,
 * Kazakh: фурлонг
 * Korean: 펄롱
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: furlong
 * Macedonian: фу́рлонг
 * Marathi: फरलाँग
 * Middle English: furlong
 * Persian: فرلانگ
 * Plautdietsch:, Achtelmiel
 * Russian:, фарло́нг
 * Swedish: furlong
 * Tulu: ಪರ್ಲಾಂಗ್
 * Ukrainian: фу́рлонг, фа́рлонг
 * Urdu: فرلانگ
 * Welsh: ystaden


 * Finnish: neliövakomitta
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: parçe-erd
 * Macedonian:

Etymology
From ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1)  unit of length
 * 2) A unit of area of around ten acres.
 * 3)  A racecourse.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  a

Usage notes

 * The term seems to consistently maintain its English plural form (furlongs); the would-be Swedish plural form (furlonger) appears to be rare or nonexistent.