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Furlong (fur) - traditional length unit
Furlong is an Imperial/US customary unit historically used in surveying and still common in horse racing. Used as one-eighth of a mile and equal to ten chains.
- Symbol: fur (also seen as f)
- System: Imperial/US customary
- Exact relations: 1 fur = 220 yd = 660 ft = 10 chains = 40 rods = 1/8 mi
- Metric equivalents: 1 fur = 201.168 m = 0.201168 km (exact)
- Typical examples: flat horse races (e.g., 5f, 6f, 7f); historical field/survey lengths
Foot (ft) — Imperial/US unit defined exactly as 0.3048 meters
Common for human height, room dimensions, and construction. Part of the feet–inches notation in building trades.
- Symbol: ft
- System: Imperial/US customary
- Exact relations: 1 ft = 0.3048 m = 30.48 cm = 304.8 mm (exact)
- Other relations: 1 ft = 12 in, 3 ft = 1 yd
- Typical examples: ceiling heights, floor plans, ladder lengths