parasang

[ par-uh-sang ]

/ ˈpær ə sæŋ /

an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).

Words nearby parasang

Parasang was doubtless himself a striking person when he was young.

The Wolf's Long Howl |Stanley Waterloo
One parasang to Gran David, formerly the large city of Gibeon.

Early Travels in Palestine |Arculf et al.
The Persian parasang some say contains 60, others 30 or 40, stadia.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo
Parasang had drifted here, and was a reasonably well-to-do man.

The Wolf's Long Howl |Stanley Waterloo

And the love of Mr. and Mrs. Parasang has always reminded me of the mummy wheat.

The Wolf's Long Howl |Stanley Waterloo

parasang

/ (ˈpærəˌsæŋ) /

a Persian unit of distance equal to about 5.5 km or 3.4 miles

C16: via Latin and Greek from a Persian word related to modern Persian farsang