Furlong

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  furlong
       n : a unit of length equal to 220 yards

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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).
     

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  FURLONG. A measure of length, being forty poles, or one-eighth of a mile. 
  Vide Measures. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Furlong, PA
    Zip code(s): 18925