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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. Crossing and moving through. bash through (something) break through something. criss-cross. cross from something into something. cross over. cut. ford. non-intersecting.
1. a. : to go or travel across or over. b. : to move or pass along or through. light rays traversing a crystal. 2. : to make a study of : examine. 3. : to lie or extend across : cross. the bridge traverses a brook. 4. a. : to move to and fro over or along. b.
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.
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."
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. To cause to move laterally on a pivot; swivel: traverse an artillery piece. 3.
Definition of 'traverse' Word Frequency. traverse. (trævɜːʳs , trəvɜːʳs ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense traverses , present participle traversing , past tense, past participle traversed. verb. If someone or something traverses an area of land or water, they go across it. [literary] I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge.
Definition of traverse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
