noun
- plural of parasang: ancient Persian units of distance, each roughly equivalent to 3-4 miles
Usage: historical; archaic
Examples
- The army marched twenty parasangs through the desert.
- Ancient maps measured distances in parasangs rather than miles.
- The journey from the capital took several parasangs to complete.
- Persian merchants calculated trade routes using parasangs.
- Historical texts often reference distances in parasangs.
- The fortress was located ten parasangs from the nearest city.