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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024verst (vûrst, verst),USA pronunciation n. - a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
Also, verste, werste. - Slavic *vĭrsta literally, turn, bend, akin to *vert- turn (verb, verbal base), Latin vertere to turn (see convert, verse)
- Russian verstá; Old Russian vĭrsta age, agemate, pair, measure of length, cognate with Czech vrstva, Polish warstwa layer, Serbo-Croatian vŕsta sort, kind, Old Church Slavonic vrĭsta age, time of life
- French verste or German Werst
- 1545–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: verst /vɛəst; vɜːst/ n - a unit of length, used in Russia, equal to 1.067 kilometres (0.6629 miles)
Etymology: 16th Century: from French verste or German Werst, from Russian versta line |