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furlong

  • \fyʁ.lɔ̃\

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De l’anglais furlong.

noun

  1. Le stade, unité de mesure équivalant à 201,168 mètres. En largeur, il ne paraissait pas mesurer plus de deux ou trois furlongs à l'endroit le plus étendu.

In English

  • furlong unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile

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"furlong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/furlong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

furlong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/furlong

Chicago

"furlong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/furlong.

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@misc{furlong_2026,
  title = {furlong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/furlong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}