"footlong" meaning in English

See footlong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: foot + long Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|long}} foot + long Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} footlong (not comparable)
  1. One foot long. Tags: not-comparable Translations (one foot long): jalan pituinen (Finnish), pedālis (Latin)
    Sense id: en-footlong-en-adj-umGjebLp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43

Noun

Forms: footlongs [plural]
Etymology: foot + long Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|long}} foot + long Head templates: {{en-noun}} footlong (plural footlongs)
  1. A hot dog or submarine sandwich measuring a foot in length.
    Sense id: en-footlong-en-noun-qfpqde5M

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for footlong meaning in English (1.7kB)

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