/verrst, verst/ , n.
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
Also, verste, werste .
[ 1545-55; verste or G Werst verstá; ORuss virsta age, agemate, pair, measure of length, c. Czech vrstva, Pol warstwa layer, Serbo-Croatian vrsta sort, kind, OCS vrista age, time of life virsta lit., turn, bend, akin to * vert- turn (v. base), L vertere to turn (see CONVERT, VERSE) ]