parasang

[ par-uh-sang ]

noun

1. an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).

parasang

/ ˈpærəˌsæŋ /

noun

1. a Persian unit of distance equal to about 5.5 km or 3.4 miles

Word History and Origins

Origin of parasang¹

C16: via Latin and Greek from a Persian word related to modern Persian farsang

Example Sentences

Parasang, par′a-sang, n. a Persian measure of length, containing 30 stadia, equal to about 3� miles.

From Project Gutenberg

Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.

From Time Magazine Archive

With 8,000 spectators looking on, Epatant, a bay colt owned by Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson, a third-generation racing Whitney, ran away from the field, finished two lengths in front of Cousin Sonny Whitney's Parasang, joined the list of this year's outstanding juveniles.

From Time Magazine Archive

For atheism, in whose false dry light I walked a parasang or two, did not only betray itself to me as a sham, but also turned my mind and soul to the sham I had shouldered for years.

From Project Gutenberg

Their unwearying feet had tramped many a long parasang.

From Project Gutenberg