Overview of noun traverse

The noun traverse has 4 senses

• trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece -- (a horizontal beam that extends across something)


• transom, traverse -- (a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it)


• traversal, traverse -- (taking a zigzag path on skis)


• traversal, traverse -- (travel across)

Overview of verb traverse

The verb traverse has 3 senses

• traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across -- (travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day")


• cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (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")


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