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traverse

tra·verse

UK/tɹəˈvɜːs/ US/tɹəˈvɝs/ uncommon obsolete
verb (3) noun (4)

verb

1.

travel across or pass over

  • “The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”
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2.

to cover or extend over an area or time period

  • “Rivers traverse the valley floor”
  • “The parking lot spans 3 acres”
  • “The novel spans three centuries”
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3.

deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

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noun

1.
2.

a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

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3.
4.

Origin

From Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trans (“across”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of Latin vertere (“to turn”).

Phrases

  • girdle traverse
  • Grand Traverse County
  • Grand Traverse disease
  • hand traverse
  • Little Traverse
  • Traverse City
  • Traverse County
  • traverse drill
  • traversing platform

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