versant
Americannoun
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a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
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the general slope of a country or region.
noun
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rare the side or slope of a mountain or mountain range
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the slope of a region
Etymology
Origin of versant
1850–55; < French, noun use of present participle of verser to turn < Latin versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see verse, -ant
Example Sentences
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A gadget lover, Alexander is known to roll up his sleeves to become versant with the latest security technologies.
From Reuters ● May 26, 2013
The one great river of the eastern versant is the Kutei or Mahakan, which, rising in the central mountains, flows east with a sinuous course and falls by numerous mounts into the Straits of Madassar.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
For this purpose, they gave orders to Diego Garcias de Alfaro, an inhabitant of Lima who was versant in maritime affairs, to repair and fit out the two barks which had drifted on shore.
Judging from published records, this species is limited in Middle America to the Pacific versant.
From Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country by J. Knox Jones
He requested to know what these secrets were, on which I informed him that I was thoroughly versant in the construction of all manner of guns and artillery.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Robert Kerr
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