furlong

ˈfɜːlɒŋ

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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.

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Origin: [[File:036175 5 furlong.jpg|thumb|The five furlong () post at the Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey, England, United Kingdom, which indicates that racehorses passing this point are five furlongs from the finishing line.]] From , forlong, from , furlung, from furh (ultimately from + lang (ultimately from ), originally the typical length of a furrow in an average field. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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