Verst

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A verst (Russian versta, верста) is an obsolete Russian unit of length. It is defined as being 500 sazhen long, which makes a verst equal to 3500 feet (1.0668 kilometres).

In the English language, verst is singular with the normal plural versts. In Russian, the nominative singular is versta, but the form usually used with numbers is genitive plural verst — 10 verst, 25 verst, etc. — whence the English form.^{[citation needed]}

A mezhevaya verst (border verst) is twice as long as a verst.

[edit] See also

• Obsolete Russian weights and measures

[edit] External links

• Conversion table
• Traditional Russian measures