furlong

[ fur-lawng, -long ]

noun

1. a unit of distance, equal to 220 yards (201 meters) or ⅛ mile (0.2 kilometer). : fur.

furlong

/ ˈfɜːˌlɒŋ /

noun

1. a unit of length equal to 220 yards (201.168 metres)

Word History and Origins

Origin of furlong¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English furlang “length of a furrow”; furrow, long ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of furlong¹

Old English furlang , from furh furrow + lang long ¹

Example Sentences

Murphy, who won the Best Actor Oscar for the lead role in Oppenheimer, plays the role of furlong in the drama set in 1985.

From BBC

The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish line a length ahead in the 2015 Kentucky Derby.

From Seattle Times

They used the flat five-furlong turf course for the race rather than the 6 ½ furlongs of the downhill course.

From Los Angeles Times

Prince of Monaco is undefeated in three starts but has never run farther than seven furlongs.

From Los Angeles Times

This still may not be the final furlong.

From BBC