Traverse
/tɹəˈvɜːs/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters
Definition of Traverse
noun
- A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
- A series of points, with angles and distances measured between, traveled around a subject, usually for use as "control" i.e. angular reference system for later surveying work.
- A screen or partition.
- Something that thwarts or obstructs.
"He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control."
- A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
verb
- To travel across, often under difficult conditions.
"He will have to traverse the mountain to get to the other side."
- To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly.
"to traverse all nodes in a network"
- To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
- (artillery) To rotate a gun around a vertical axis to bear upon a military target.
"to traverse a cannon"
- , To climb or descend a steep hill at a wide angle (relative to the slope).
adjective
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