[trəˈvəːs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- travel across or through
(e.g: he traversed the forest)

- move back and forth or sideways
(e.g: a probe is traversed along the tunnel)

- deny (an allegation) in pleading
(e.g: the plaintiff must assert certain facts which, if traversed, he would be put to prove)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in traverse): from Old French traverser, from late Latin traversare; the noun is from Old French travers (masculine), traverse (feminine), partly based on traverser

[trəˈvəːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of traversing something
(e.g: high-level walks in the Dolomites often involve steep, exposed climbs, traverses, and descents)

- a part of a structure that extends or is fixed across something
(e.g: there were three jewels in the traverse of the cross and four in the body)

- a mechanism enabling a large gun to be turned to face a different direction
(e.g: they had been practising firing at multiple targets, using the power traverse)

- a single line of survey, usually plotted from compass bearings and measured distances between successive points

- a pair of right-angled bends incorporated in a trench to avoid enfilading fire
(e.g: he crept up and threw a grenade over the traverse)



Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in traverse): from Old French traverser, from late Latin traversare; the noun is from Old French travers (masculine), traverse (feminine), partly based on traverser