versant
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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
On the inland versant a narrow native shaft has been sunk for gold by Mr. Sam, now native agent under Mr. Crocker.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Sir Richard Francis Burton
There is hardly any versant or shed; in places the land sinks below the water-level; and, despite the excellent brick sewers, the showers prefer to sop and sod the soil.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton
The Kayan or Bulungan river is the only other in the eastern versant that calls for mention.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
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
