parasang
/ˈpɛrəˌsæŋ/
noun
- An ancient Persian unit of distance, roughly equal to 3 to 3.5 miles (about 5 to 5.6 kilometers).
- The army marched ten parasangs before stopping to rest.
- Historians estimate that a parasang was about the distance a person could walk in an hour.
- The ancient road was marked every few parasangs with a stone pillar.