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Furlong : (noun)
1: a unit of length equal to 220 yards
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Furlong : \Fur"long\, n. [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang,
furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow _ lang
long. See Furrow, and Long, a.]
A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods;
two hundred and twenty yards.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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FURLONG. A measure of length, being forty poles, or one-eighth of a mile.
Vide Measures.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Furlong, PA
Zip code(s): 18925
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Furlong : a stadium, a Greek measure of distance equal to 606 feet and 9
inches (Luke 24:13; John 6:19; 11:18; Rev. 14:20; 21:16).
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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