verst
IPA: vˈɝst
noun
- A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile.
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Examples of "verst" in Sentences
- No one, not even old people, have heard of a verst.
- A mezhevaya verst border verst is twice as long as a verst.
- In the English language, verst is singular with the normal plural versts.
- It seems plausible that the use of versts underlines oldness of the event..
- A kopeck was levied for the shipping a pood of goods a distance of 100 verst.
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