FURLONG

, an English long measure, containing 660 feet, or 220 yards, or 40 poles or perches, or the 8th part of a mile.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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FULCRUM
FULIGINOUS
FULMINANT
FULMINATION
FUNCTION
* FURLONG
FURNITURE
FUSAROLE
FUSEE
FUST
FUZE