furlong
noun /ˈfɜːlɒŋ/
/ˈfɜːrlɔːŋ/
- (especially in horse racing
尤指赛马 弗隆，浪（长度单位，相当于 220 码、201 米或 ¹⁄₈ 英里） 词源Old English furlang, from furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’. The 词源ally denoted the length of a furrow in a common field (formally regarded as a square of ten acres). It was also used as the equivalent of the Roman stadium, one eighth of a Roman mile, which led to the current sense. Compare with stadium.