Length vs. Furlong

Lengthnoun

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

Lengthnoun

duration

Lengthnoun

(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.

Lengthnoun

(mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.

Lengthnoun

(cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.

Lengthnoun

(figuratively) Total extent.

Lengthnoun

Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.

Lengthverb

(obsolete) To lengthen.

Lengthnoun

The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.

Lengthnoun

A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; - often in the plural.

Lengthnoun

The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.

Lengthnoun

A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.

Lengthnoun

Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.

Lengthnoun

Distance.

Lengthverb

To lengthen.

Lengthnoun

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place;

Lengthnoun

continuance in time;

Lengthnoun

the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;

Lengthnoun

size of the gap between two places;

Lengthnoun

a section of something that is long and narrow;

Lengthnoun

the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object

Lengthnoun

the quality of being long

Lengthnoun

the length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum

Lengthnoun

the length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race

Lengthnoun

the extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn

Lengthnoun

the full distance that a thing extends for

Lengthnoun

the full extent of one's body

Lengthnoun

the metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable

Lengthnoun

the amount of time occupied by something

Lengthnoun

a piece or stretch of something

Lengthnoun

an extreme to which a course of action is taken

Lengthnoun

the distance from the batsman at which a well-bowled ball pitches

Lengthnoun

(in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more

Length

Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance.

Furlongnoun

A unit of length equal to 220 yards, ⅛ mile, or 201.168 meters, now only used in measuring distances in horse racing.

Furlongnoun

A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

Furlongnoun

a unit of length equal to 220 yards

Furlongnoun

an eighth of a mile, 220 yards.

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. In the United States some states use older definitions for surveying purposes, leading to variations in the length of the furlong of two parts per million, or about 0.4 millimetre (1⁄64 inch).