WERT, WURT, or VERT, a Russian measure equal to 3500 English feet. A degree of a great circle of the earth contains about 104 wersts and a half.
WERST, WURT, or VERT
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WERT, WURT, or VERT, a Russian measure equal to 3500 English feet. A degree of a great circle of the earth contains about 104 wersts and a half.