Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - furlong
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(furlongs) A furlong is a unit of length that is equal to 220 yards or 201.2 metres. N-COUNT: usu num N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English furlang, from furh furrow + lang long Date: 14th century a unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters) ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. an eighth of a mile, 220 yards. Etymology: OE furlang f. furh FURROW + lang LONG(1): orig. = length of a furrow in a common field ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- O.E. furlang, originally the length of a furrow in the common field of 10 acres, from furh "furrow" + lang "long." But the "acre" of the common field being variously measured, the furlong was fixed 9c. on the stadium, one-eighth of a Roman mile. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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