Furlong
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furlong-187-4224971
title:
Furlong
text:
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. It is now mostly confined to use in horse racing, where in many countries it is the standard measurement of race lengths, and agriculture, where it is used to measure rural field lengths and distances. In the United States, some states use older definitions for surveying purposes, leading to
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Unit of length equal to 660 feet or about 201 metres
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furlong
date created:
2001-11-11T04:33:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:08:38Z
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