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Traverse meaning

What does “traverse” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“traverse” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a horizontal beam that extends across something.

traverse

noun

  1. a horizontal beam that extends across something

    Synonymstravecrossbeamcrosspiece

  2. a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

    Synonymstransom

  3. taking a zigzag path on skis

    Synonymstraversal

  4. travel across

    Synonymstraversal

verb

  1. travel across or pass over

    “The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”

    Synonymstrackcovercrosspass overget overget acrosscut throughcut across

  2. to cover or extend over an area or time period

    “Rivers traverse the valley floor”

    “The parking lot spans 3 acres”

    Synonymscrossspansweep

  3. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

    Synonymsdeny

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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