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Definition of Verst

Verst
Verst Verst, n. [Russ. versta: cf. F. verste.] A Russian measure of length containing 3,500 English feet. [Written also werst.]

Meaning of Verst from wikipedia

- A verst (Russian: верста, versta) is an obsolete Russian unit of length defined as 500 sazhen. This makes a verst equal to 1.0668 kilometres (3,500 feet)...
- Слышно за версту: (It) can be heard a verst away – about something very loud Бешеной собаке семь вёрст не крюк: 7 versts is not a detour for a mad dog – about...
- Tasy Verst (Armenian: Տասը Վերստ), Tsaghkadzor (Armenian: Ծաղկաձոր; Azerbaijani: Saxkadzor) or Onverst is a village located in the Shusha District of...
- Saint Peterburg–Sestroretsk railway was constructed as Shunting loop 2 verst. This shunting loop was opened on July 12, 1894, concurrent with the opening...
- because of the linkage between the two units. Similar units: 1,066.8 metresverst, see also Obsolete Russian units of measurement 3,200 metres – kosh, used...
- the word "sin" is spelt zenne, "father" becomes vader, "first" becomes verst or averst. The spelling is unusually consistent for the time, which implies...
- mile (миля or русская миля, russkaya milya) was 7.468 km, divided into 7 versts. The Croatian mile (hrvatska milja), first devised by the Jesuit Stjepan...
- mesures usuelles system, such that 1 m was exactly 1⁄2 toise. The Russian verst was 1.0668 km. The Swedish mil was 10.688 km, but was changed to 10 km when...
- cross-country trials the Vezdekhod was reported to be capable of a speed of 40 Verst per hour (42.6 km/h (26.5 mph)) with simulated armor weight but proved impossible...
- kuppelen vår lekker? Nov 2018 Le Monde diplomatique 2019-11-11 Begge er verst Mar 2019 Le Monde diplomatique 2019-11-11 La hundre WikiLeaks blomstre Apr...