Home Dee Dee Word of the Day – Oct. 16 – Furlong Dee Dee Word of the Day – Oct. 16 – Furlong By Staff mB - October 17, 2012 813 Noun: Furlong (FER-lawng) Definition: A unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters) Sample sentence: The hikers had not gone more than a furlong when a storm descended on them with great fury.