Furlong

//ˈfɜːlɒŋ//

Synonyms for "furlong" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (3)

Related words (4)

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Translations

39 translations across 26 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • فرلنغ noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • фурлонг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • фърлонг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 化郎 noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 化朗 noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Chuvash

1 entries
  • фурло́нг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Finnish

3 entries
  • neliövakomitta noun (unit of land area one furlong square)
  • palsta noun (undefined portion of an unenclosed field)
  • vakomitta noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

French

3 entries
  • furlong noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • sillon noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • stade noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ფერლონგი noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Hindi

1 entries
  • फर्लांग noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Japanese

2 entries
  • ハロン noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • ファーロング noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • фурлонг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Korean

1 entries
  • 펄롱 noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • фу́рлонг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Marathi

1 entries
  • फरलाँग noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Middle English

1 entries
  • furlong noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • furlong noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • parçe-erd noun (undefined portion of an unenclosed field)

Persian

1 entries
  • فرلانگ noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Achtel (nds) noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • Achtelmiel noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Polish

3 entries
  • furlong noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • furlong noun (unit of land area one furlong square)
  • skrawek noun (undefined portion of an unenclosed field)

Russian

2 entries
  • фарло́нг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • фурло́нг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Swedish

1 entries
  • furlong noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Tulu

1 entries
  • ಪರ್ಲಾಂಗ್ noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • фа́рлонг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)
  • фу́рлонг noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Urdu

1 entries
  • فرلانگ noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ystaden noun (unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The horses did a six furlong workout this morning.

Source: tatoeba (9259712)

Novv vvould I giue a thouſand furlongs of Sea, for an Acre of barren ground: Long heath, Brovvne firrs, any thing; the vvills aboue be done, but I vvould faine dye a dry death.

Source: wiktionary

And the winepreſſe vvas troden vvithout the citie, and blood came out of the vvinepreſſe, euen vnto the horſe bridles, by the ſpace of a thouſand and ſixe hundred furlongs.

Source: wiktionary

[T]he Otter ſmels a fiſh forty furlong off him in the water; […]

Source: wiktionary

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