furlong

Speech parts

1. furlong - Noun

2. furlong - Adjective

3. Furlong - Proper noun

Meaning

A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

league rood arena ell field hand measure block chain foot mile inch criterion kilometre fathom
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Antonyms

head advantage solution obstruct boon

Hypernyms

linear measure linear unit

Phrases with the word

portuguese furlong

Examples

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud. Walt Whitman

But Alexander (I of Macedon), proving himself to be an Argive, was judged to be a Greek; so he contended in the furlong race and ran a dead heat for first place. Herodotus

The bottle-nosed whale is a furlong long, And likewise wise But headstrong strong. Michael Flanders

I have the same problem as Edward Furlong. I'm so thin! Leonardo DiCaprio

An acre is an area that is one furlong long and one chain (66 feet or 22 yards) wide. Source: Internet

Furlong 1975: 89 He continued as pastor of the Bedford Meeting and travelled over Bedfordshire and adjoining counties on horseback to preach, becoming known affectionately as "Bishop Bunyan". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

furlined furling furling drum furlough furlougher furlow