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- Dictionarytraverse/ˈtravəs/
verb
- 1. travel across or through: "he traversed the forest" Similar
- 2. move back and forth or sideways: "a probe is traversed along the tunnel"
noun
- 1. an act of traversing something: "high-level walks in the Dolomites often involve steep, exposed climbs, traverses, and descents"
- 2. a part of a structure that extends or is fixed across something: "there were three jewels in the traverse of the cross and four in the body"
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The meaning of TRAVERSE is to go or travel across or over. How to use traverse in a sentence.
to move or travel through an area: Stanley traversed the continent from west to east. Bounded on the east by Lake Winnebago, the county is traversed by the Wolf and Fox rivers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Crossing and moving through. bash through (something) break through something. criss-cross. cross from something into something.
noun. the act of passing across, over, or through. something that crosses, obstructs, or thwarts; obstacle. a transversal or similar line. a place where one may traverse or cross; crossing. Architecture. a transverse gallery or loft of communication in a church or other large building.
to move or travel through an area: Stanley traversed the continent from west to east. Bounded on the east by Lake Winnebago, the county is traversed by the Wolf and Fox rivers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Crossing and moving through. bash through (something) break through something. criss-cross. cross from something into something.
to pass or go over or back and forth over (something); cross. 2. (transitive) to go against; oppose; obstruct. 3. to move or cause to move sideways or crosswise. 4. (transitive) to extend or reach across. 5. to turn (an artillery gun) laterally on its pivot or mount or (of an artillery gun) to turn laterally.
tra·verse. (trə-vûrs′, trăv′ərs) v. tra·versed, tra·vers·ing, tra·vers·es. v.tr. 1. a. To travel or pass across, over, or through: a ship traversing a channel; light traversing a window. b. To move to and fro over; cross and recross: traversed the room in thought for an hour. c. To go up, down, or across (a slope) diagonally, as in skiing. 2.
The verb traverse means to travel across an extended area. "Her dream was to traverse the country by car, so she could meet new people and see all the kitschy sites — like the giant roadside tire in Michigan or the shoe house in Pennsylvania." The verb traverse can also mean "to span," to span a physical space or time.
Definition of traverse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Traverse definition: To cause to move laterally on a pivot; swivel.
to pass or move over, along, or through. to go to and fro over or along. to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the stream. to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an angle: The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain. Sport to ski across (a hill or slope). to cause to move laterally.
