All 4 Uses of
furlong
in
The Two Towers
- The eaves of the forest were very near, probably no more than three furlongs away, but they could go no further.†
Chpt 3.3 *
- 'Not far ahead now lies Helm's Dike, an ancient trench and rampart scored across the coomb, two furlongs below Helm's Gate.†
Chpt 3.7
- Between the Dike and the eaves of that nameless wood only two open furlongs lay.†
Chpt 3.7
- Winging the heavy air in a straight flight a crow, maybe, would have flown but a furlong from their hiding-place to the black summit of the nearer tower.†
Chpt 4.3
Definition:
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(furlong) a unit of length equal to 220 yards (1/8 of a mile)