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Meaning
Noun
●
In Units of measure:
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.
●
A
unit
of
land
area one
furlong
(sense 1)
square
(ten
acres
, or about
four
hectares).
●
In British English:
An
undefined
portion
of an
unenclosed
field.
●
Synonym of
stadion
(“a Greek
unit
of
distance
based on
standardized
footraces
,
equivalent
to about 185.4 metres”)
●
In British English & Agriculture:
Synonym of
headland
(“unploughed
boundary
of a field”)
●
In British English & Agriculture:
Synonym of
land
(“the
ground
left
unploughed
between
furrows
; any of several
portions
into which a
field
is
divided
for ploughing”)
Name
●
A surname.
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Synonyms
Stade
Stadium
Stadion
Headland
Land
Forlong
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