Traverse

  • 31TRAVERSE — n. f. Action de traverser. Il ne s’emploie plus guère que dans ces expressions : Chemin de traverse, Chemin plus direct que la grand route; Rue de traverse, Petite rue qui va d’une grande rue à une autre. Il se dit, par extension et absolument,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 32Traverse — Este artículo o sección sobre geografía necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 28 de abril de 2007. También puedes… …

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  • 33traverse — I UK [trəˈvɜː(r)s] / US [trəˈvɜrs] verb [transitive] Word forms traverse : present tense I/you/we/they traverse he/she/it traverses present participle traversing past tense traversed past participle traversed formal to move over or across an area …

    English dictionary

  • 34traverse — traversable, adj. traversal, n. traverser, n. /trav euhrs, treuh verrs /, v., traversed, traversing, n., adj. v.t. 1. to pass or move over, along, or through. 2. to go to and fro over or along. 3. to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the… …

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  • 35traverse — 1. noun /ˈtɹəˌvə(ɹ)s/ a) A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent. b) In fortification, a mass of …

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  • 36traverse — re·traverse; traverse; traverse·ly; …

    English syllables

  • 37traverse — [c]/trəˈvɜs / (say truh vers), /ˈtrævɜs / (say travers) verb (traversed, traversing) –verb (t) 1. to pass across, over, or through. 2. to go to and fro over or along, as a place. 3. to extend across. 4. to cause to move laterally. 5. to pass in… …

  • 38Traverse — Tra|ver|se 〈[ vɛ̣r ] f. 19〉 1. Schutzwall auf Schießständen 2. 〈Arch.〉 Querbalken, Ausleger 3. 〈Maschinenbau〉 Querverbindung von Maschinenständern; Sy Querhaupt 4. 〈Flussbau〉 quer angeordnete Buhne * * * Tra|vẹr|se, die; , n [frz. traverse, über …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 39traverse — tra|verse1 [ˈtrævə:s US trəˈvə:rs] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: traverser, from Late Latin transversare, from Latin transvertere; TRANSVERSE] formal to move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or water… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40traverse — tra|verse1 [ trə vɜrs ] verb transitive FORMAL to move over or across an area: It took several weeks to traverse the desert. traverse tra|verse 2 [ træ,vɜrs ] noun count TECHNICAL a sideways movement used for moving across a steep slope on a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English