0 a period of time that a soldier, worker, or prisoner is allowed to be absent, especially to return temporarily to their own home:
It is a crime for a person who has been given a furlough to fail to return to the jail or prison at the required time.
Employees of the company were told to prepare themselves for a round of furloughs.
The union represents about 9,000 active pilots, with nearly 2,000 more pilots currently on furlough.
1 to give someone permission to be absent from the armed services, work, or prison for a period of time, especially to return temporarily to their own home:
Furloughed servicemen must be given preference over civilian travel.
After safety concerns, the company furloughed all 4,000 of its employees.
2 a time allowed for a person to be absent, esp. from the army or a prison:
I’m home on furlough.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.