Definition of Versts. Meaning of Versts. Synonyms of Versts

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Definition of Versts

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

Meaning of Versts from wikipedia

- kilometres (3,500 feet). In the English language, verst is singular with the normal plural versts. In Russian, the nominative singular is versta, but...
- 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...
- 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...
- governorate from north to south is up to 550 versts (590 km), and the greatest width from west to east was 500 versts (530 km). On the territory of the former...
- Kamenskaya 24,659.3 square versts (28,063.8 km2; 10,835.5 sq mi) 455,819 1st Don 1-й Донской Konstantinovskaya 15,415.9 square versts (17,544.3 km2; 6,773.9 sq mi)...
- (295 versts) Operation began in September 1871; Naujoji Vilnia–Minsk (173 versts) began on 14 (26 New Style) January 1873; Minsk–Bobruisk (140 versts) began...
- Bogorodsk (Noginsk) 3,068.5 square versts (3,492.1 km2; 1,348.3 sq mi) 222,341 Bronnitsky Бронницкій Bronnitsy 2,051 square versts (2,334 square kilometres; 901...
- Saint Peterburg–Sestroretsk railway was constructed as Shunting loop 2 verst. This shunting loop was opened on July 12, 1894, concurrent with the opening...
- 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...