traverse >> ˈtravəs
Definition: [verb] travel across or through.
Example: he traversed the forest
Definition: [verb] move back and forth or sideways.
Example: a probe is traversed along the tunnel
Definition: [verb] deny (an allegation) in pleading.
Example: the plaintiff must assert certain facts which, if traversed, he would be put to prove
Definition: [noun] an act of traversing something.
Example: high-level walks in the Dolomites often involve steep, exposed climbs, traverses, and descents
Definition: [noun] a part of a structure that extends or is fixed across something.
Example: there were three jewels in the traverse of the cross and four in the body
Definition: [noun] a mechanism enabling a large gun to be turned to face a different direction.
Example: they had been practising firing at multiple targets, using the power traverse
Definition: [noun] a single line of survey, usually plotted from compass bearings and measured distances between successive points.
Definition: [noun] a pair of right-angled bends incorporated in a trench to avoid enfilading fire.
Example: he crept up and threw a grenade over the traverse
Definition: [noun] variant spelling of travers.