TRAVERSE


Meaning of TRAVERSE in English

I. verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

An estimated 250,000 cars traverse the bridge daily.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

As a result theoretical discourses are traversed by narrative structures which form a hidden thread running through the argument.

But it was as if we were traversing a cafe-free zone.

For the moment, however, it is sufficient to reflect on the difficult terrain which we are traversing.

He portrays the latter as a nomadic people who traversed the steppe in wagons with their herds and flocks.

If the compromised system is on a backbone network, intruders can monitor any transit traffic traversing between nodes on that network.

Once at sea level, smooth soapstone slabs had to be traversed for some distance to reach the cliff.

The software then does the calculations, using built-in data on the energy cost of traversing different kinds of terrain.

II. noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A beautifully clean, steep layback leads to an exciting but easy traverse and a nasty pull into a frustratingly smooth scoop.

Step down and make a delicate traverse left to move up into a recess and small ledge.

The refuge was crowded with skiers following the Haute Route - the high level alpine traverse .

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