Word of the Week 7

Verst \ ‘vərst\ n:

An obsolete Russian unit of length, equal to 500 sazhen, or 0.6629 mile (1.067 kilometer), long. [1],[2]

Where first seen or heard: The Eight by Katherine Neville

When: June 16, 2009

Usage in a sentence: “Tomorrow, I’ll run over 9 verst around my neighborhood.”

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verst

[2] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verst