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Meaning
Noun
●
In Climbing:
A
route
used in
mountaineering
,
specifically
rock climbing
, in which the
descent
occurs
by a different
route
than the ascent.
●
In Surveying:
A
series
of
points
, with
angles
and
distances
measured
between,
traveled
around a
subject
, usually for use as "control" i.e.
angular
reference
system for
later
surveying
work.
●
A
screen
or partition.
●
Something that
thwarts
or obstructs.
●
In Architecture:
A
gallery
or
loft
of communication
from side to side
of a
church
or other large building.
●
In Law:
A
formal
denial
of some
matter of fact
alleged
by the
opposite
party
in any
stage
of the
pleadings
. The
technical
words
introducing
a
traverse
are
absque hoc
("without this", i.e. without what follows).
●
In Nautical:
The
zigzag
course
or
courses
made by a
ship
in passing
from one place to another; a
compound
course
.
●
In Geometry:
A
line
lying
across a
figure
or other
lines
; a transversal.
●
In Military:
In
trench warfare
, a
defensive
trench
built
to
prevent
enfilade.
●
In Nautical:
A
traverse
board.
Verb
●
In Gaits:
To
travel
across, to
go through
, to
pass through
,
particularly
under
difficult
conditions.
●
In Computing:
To
visit
all
parts
of; to
explore
thoroughly.
●
To
lay in
a
cross
direction
; to
cross
.
●
In Artillery:
To
rotate
a
gun
around a
vertical
axis
to
bear upon
a
military
target.
●
In Climbing:
To
climb
or
descend
a
steep
hill
at a
wide
angle
(relative to the slope).
●
In Engineering & Skiing:
To (make a
cutting
, an
incline
) across the
gradients
of a
sloped
face
at
safe
rate.
●
To
act
against; to
thwart
or obstruct.
●
To
pass over
and
view
; to
survey
carefully.
●
In Carpentry:
To
plane
in a
direction
across the
grain
of the wood.
●
In Law:
To
deny
formally.
●
In Fencing:
To use the
motions
of
opposition
or counteraction.
Adv
●
athwart; across; crosswise
Adj
●
Lying across; being in a
direction
across something else.
Name
●
A
surname
from French.
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Inhabit
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