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A furlong is a measure of distance Distance between two points The distance between two points is the length of a straight line between them. Although its definition has varied historically, in modern terms it equals 660 feet There are eight furlongs in a mile. The name "furlong" derives from the Old English words furh (furrow) and lang (long). It originally referred to the length of the furrow in one acre of a ploughed open field. FolderDictionary