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Traverse

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Climbing:
A
used in
,
, in which the
by a different
than the ascent.
In Surveying:
A
of
, with
and
between,
around a
, usually for use as "control" i.e.
system for
work.
A
or partition.
Something that
or obstructs.
In Architecture:
A
or
of communication
of a
or other large building.
In Law:
A
of some
by the
in any
of the
. The
a
are
("without this", i.e. without what follows).
In Nautical:
The
or
made by a
from one place to another; a
.
In Geometry:
A
across a
or other
; a transversal.
In Military:
In Nautical:
A
board.

Verb

In Gaits:
To
across, to
, to
,
under
conditions.
In Computing:
To
all
of; to
thoroughly.
In Artillery:
To
a
around a
to
a
target.
In Climbing:
To
or
a
at a
(relative to the slope).
In Engineering & Skiing:
To (make a
, an
) across the
of a
at
rate.
To
against; to
or obstruct.
To
and
; to
carefully.
In Carpentry:
To
in a
across the
of the wood.
In Law:
To
formally.
In Fencing:
To use the
of
or counteraction.

Adv

athwart; across; crosswise

Adj

Lying across; being in a
across something else.

Name

A
from French.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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