Meaning of furlong | Babel Free
Definitioner
a furlong
common-gender
Ekvivalenter
English
Furlong
Exempel
“Väglängden var 4 (eng.) mil och tre furlongs (1 furlong = 338 alnar).”
The waterway length was 4 (English) miles and three furlongs (1 furlong = 338 ells).
“Starten blef rätt god, ingen blef lämnad efter, och fältet höll väl ihop för en furlong framåt. Då drog Paper Money i väg och ledde fältet nedför backen och in på raka banan.”
The start was fair, no one was left behind, and the field stayed together well for a furlong ahead. Then Paper Money took off and led the field down the hill and onto the straight track.
“Kåseri. Att Storbritannien har anpassat sig till decimalsystemet är ju praktiskt, men nog var det mer färgstarkt med farthings, guineas, furlongs och chains.”
Causerie. It's practical that Britain has adapted to the decimal system, but there was certainly more colour with farthings, guineas, furlongs and chains.
CEFR-nivå
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.