- A
verst (Russian: верста, romanized: versta) is an
obsolete Russian unit of
length defined as 500 sazhen. This
makes a
verst equal to 1.0668 kilometres...
- 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...
- 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...
-
Gissar (Termez) in the
south and Petro-Aleksandrovsky (Khiva)... At 16
verst from
Chardjuy lies the
rather large Bukharan city of
Chardjuy (native Chardjuy)...
- its
total border of 1,260
versts (1,344 km), the sea
border is 320
versts (341 km). The
border with
Prussia is only 6
versts (6.4 km) long and
lacks natural...
-
because of the
linkage between the two units.
Similar units: 1,066.8
metres –
verst, see also
Obsolete Russian units of
measurement 3,200
metres – kosh, used...
- Persia, and it
often was part of the
Erivan Khanate. Its area was 1037.91
versts (1181.16 km²). The
sultanate was
located in the north-west of the Erivan...
- li (China) pace (the "double pace" of
about 5 feet used in
Ancient Rome)
verst (Russia) In
everyday conversation, and in
informal literature, it is common...
