What does "verst" mean?

A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile.

What is a synonym for "verst"?

Common synonyms include: distance unit, length measure, length unit, traditional unit.

/vɜːst/ noun

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Noun

1
A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile.
"|The hill Pulkowa, twelve miles (seventeen wersts) south of Admiralty Palace in St. Petersburg, […]"
2
a Russian unit of length (1.067 km) wordnet

"|The hill Pulkowa, twelve miles (seventeen wersts) south of Admiralty Palace in St. Petersburg, […]"

Borrowed from Russian верста́ (verstá), partly through German Werst and French verste.