English to French Meaning of furlong - Furlong

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Definitions of furlong in English

Noun(1) a unit of length equal to 220 yards

Examples of furlong in English

(1) The John Gosden-trained colt took up the lead coming into the home straight but faded in the final furlong .(2) Cyril Hart has pointed out the earliest known written record of the furlong as a unit of length, in the description of the boundary of Bury St. Edmunds in a charter dated 945.(3) High Chaparral made the lead with an eighth of a mile to go and edged left in the final furlong .(4) Spencer then moved to the front and led inside the final furlong to record a famous victory for trainer Henry Candy.(5) Dettori had his mount travelling well all through the race and moved up with a furlong and a half to go to challenge Two Miles West.(6) He has only ever won over three miles and a furlong or below but Henderson does not think the trip will be a problem for his horse.(7) A wide and galloping track, one of the key moments comes about two furlongs from the winning post where there is a dip in the course.(8) Trained by Mark Tompkins and ridden by Philip Robinson, Babodana made his move about three furlongs out.(9) For the first part of the race Attraction was boxed in but when a gap opened up on the rails with two furlongs to go the race was over.(10) Silca's Gift takes up the running in the final two furlongs and draws away to score a comfortable victory by three lengths.(11) A dour stayer, very much at home over this distance of three miles and three furlongs , he is taken to clinch the spoils.(12) Enclosed strips and furlongs are fields that probably originate from the enclosure of medieval strip fields.(13) The Prix du Moulin winner, ridden by Christophe Lemaire, took over the lead in the final couple of furlongs .(14) The roar of the crowd must have been music to the ears of McCoy, who never looked back and led for all two miles and five furlongs of the race.(15) Bandari's fast pace caught up with him in the closing four furlongs as first Millenary and then Warrsan outpaced him.(16) Tomorrow's three miles and three furlongs contest should bring out the best in him and a return to winning form is expected.

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