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A furlong, the measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of an international mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, or 10 chains
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Is A furlong, the measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of an international mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, or 10 chains a unit of measurement of a physical quantity?

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Furlong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furlong
List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia, the free ...
Most countries use the International System of Units (SI). In contrast, the humorous Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of units of measurement draws attention by being extremely old ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of_measurement
furlong (English unit of measurement) -- Britannica Online ...
old English unit of length, based on the length of an average plowed furrow (hence “furrow-long,” or furlong) in the English open- or common-field system. Each furrow ran ...
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/222580/furlong
What Is a Furlong?
Brief and Straightforward Guide: What Is a Furlong? ... A furlong is a unit of measure in the UK and the US, which is not seen often in modern times.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-furlong.htm
Furlong Conversion
A furlong is a measure of distance within imperial units and U.S. customary units, and is equal to 660 feet or 201.168 metres. There are eight furlongs in a mile.
http://www.unitconversion.org/length/furlong-conversion.html

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