Definition of traverse

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Traverse (a.) A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.

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Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
Unthread :: Unthread (v. t.) To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path..
Gabionade :: Gabionade (n.) A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire..
Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
Traverser :: Traverser (n.) One who traverses, or denies..
Bowshot :: Bowshot (n.) The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide..
Earthquake :: Earthquake (n.) A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the habitable globe..
Basin :: Basin (n.) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river..
Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To make progress against the wind, by sailing in a zigzag line or traverse..
Barruly :: Barruly (a.) Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast..
Electrotonic :: Electrotonic (a.) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary.
Pathfinder :: Pathfinder (n.) One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
Patrol :: Patrol (v. i.) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
Rheophore :: Rheophore (n.) A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus, traversed by a current..
Trace :: Trace (v. t.) To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
Traversable :: Traversable (a.) Capable of being traversed, or passed over; as, a traversable region..
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