33. traverse a series of intersecting surveyed lines whose lengths and angles of intersection, measured at instrument stations, are recorded graphically on a map and in numerical form in data tables.
5. (verb)traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across travel across or passover "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
6. (verb)cross, traverse, span, sweep to cover or extend over an area or timeperiod "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
7. (verb)traverse, deny deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Definition of 'traverse'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)traverse lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches
2. (adj)traverse anything that traverses, or crosses
3. (adj)traverse something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control
4. (adj)traverse a barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the like
22. (verb)traverse 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
23. (verb)traverse to tread or move crosswise, as a horse that throws his croup to one side and his head to the other
Definition of 'traverse'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. traverse 1. To turn a weapon to the right or left on its mount. 2. A method of surveying in which lengths and directions of lines between points on the earth are obtained by or from field measurements, and used in determining positions of the points
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