Plural of furlong
regular plural
The plural of furlong is furlongs.
Forms of furlong
| Singular | furlong /ˈfɜːlɒŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | furlongs |
| Countable | countable |
Furlongs in a sentence
- The horse ran bravely, but when he was reined in after five furlongs, the trainer's stopwatch showed his time at 1:03, a full three seconds off his best breezings.2016, John R. O'Donnell, James Rutherford, Trumped!: The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump. From the entry breezing
Meaning of furlong
- noun A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.
- noun A unit of land area one furlong (sense 1) square (ten acres, or about four hectares).
- noun An undefined portion of an unenclosed field.
Questions about the plural of furlong
- What is the plural of furlong?
- The plural of furlong is furlongs.
- Is furlong countable?
- Furlong is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: furlong (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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