versant

He was a native of Fife, and in early life became versant in occult science.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Most of the rivers of the northern versant are comparatively small, as the island narrows into a kind of promontory.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
The Kayan or Bulungan river is the only other in the eastern versant that calls for mention.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
The one Costa Rican locality of record also is in the Caribbean versant.
Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country|J. Knox Jones

Ingentes animos angusto in corpore versant—They have mighty souls at work within a stinted body.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for versant

versant

/ (ˈvɜːsənt) /

noun

rare the side or slope of a mountain or mountain range

the slope of a region

Word Origin for versant

C19: from French, from verser to turn, from Latin versāre

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