Meanings
- archaicnot comparableOf a league in length.
Leaguelong gold seas of life for mortal good
1868, Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel, Beatrice and Other Poems (page 199)2 more examples
[…] the leaguelong reef which forms a barrier in the ocean […]
1880, Frederic William Farrar, Ephphatha: Or, The Amelioration of the World, page 291[…] the leaguelong stretches of low-lying, swampy bank, with its interminable barrier of forest […]
1890, Parry's Monthly Magazine, volume 6, page 255
Origin
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leaguelong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaguelong
“leaguelong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaguelong. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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