werst (Meaning)

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werst (n.)

See Verst.

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The werst, a Russian unit of distance, is approximately two-thirds of a mile.
The distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg is about 700 wersts.
In the 19th century, it took about a month to travel by horse-drawn carriage from Moscow to St. Petersburg, a distance of over 1,400 wersts.
The Siberian wilderness is vast, with settlements often hundreds of wersts apart.
The werst was used in Russia from the 11th century until the metric system was adopted in the 1920s.
The werst is still used in some rural areas of Russia as a rough measure of distance.
The verst was equivalent to 1.0668 kilometers or 3,500 English feet.
In the early 20th century, the world's longest railway, the Trans-Siberian Railway, spanned over 9,000 wersts.
The werst was also used as a unit of land measurement, with one werst equaling approximately 1.16 square kilometers.
The Russian word "verst" comes from the Old Russian word "versta," which means "turned row."

See Verst.

No synonyms found.

No antonyms found.

The werst, a Russian unit of distance, is approximately two-thirds of a mile.

The distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg is about 700 wersts.

In the 19th century, it took about a month to travel by horse-drawn carriage from Moscow to St. Petersburg, a distance of over 1,400 wersts.

The Siberian wilderness is vast, with settlements often hundreds of wersts apart.