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Furlong

A distance of one-eight of a mile. The name is derived from the Old English word fuhrlang that means "the length of a furrow". It represents the distance a team of oxen could plow without needing a rest.

*Conversions*
1 furlong	=	0.125 mile	1 furlong	=	220 yards
1 furlong	=	201.168 metres	1 furlong	=	660 feet
1 furlong	=	10 chains (Gunter)	1 furlong	=	40 rods
1 furlong	=	0.1086 nautical miles	1 furlong	=	0.201168 kilometres

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