Traverse example sentences
Related (6): cross, navigate, trek, transit, negotiate, cover
trav·erse
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traverse (verb) · traverses (third person present) · traversed (past tense) · traversed (past participle) · traversing (present participle)
- travel across or through:
- extend across or through:
- cross a hill or mountain by means of a series of sideways movements from one practicable line of ascent or descent to another:
- ski diagonally across (a slope), with only a slight descent:
- consider or discuss the whole extent of (a subject):
- move (something) back and forth or sideways:
- turn (a large gun or other device on a pivot) to face a different direction.
- deny (an allegation) in pleading:
- oppose or thwart (a plan).
- an act of traversing something:
- a hill or mountain where traversing is necessary:
- a movement following a diagonal course made by a skier descending a slope:
- a zigzag course followed by a ship because winds or currents prevent it from sailing directly toward its destination.
- a part of a structure that extends or is fixed across something:
- a gallery extending from side to side of a church or other building.
- a mechanism enabling a large gun to be turned to face a different direction:
- the sideways movement of a part in a machine.
- a single line of survey, usually plotted from compass bearings and chained or paced distances between angular points.
- a tract surveyed by traversing.
- a pair of right-angled bends incorporated in a trench to avoid enfilading fire:
- variant spelling of travers
- (of a curtain rod) allowing the curtain to be opened and closed by sliding it along the rod.
Synonyms
cross, negotiate, cover, ply, wander, roam, range, cross, bridge, span, foil, frustrate, balk, forestall, scotch, derail, smash, dash, stop, check, block, prevent, defeat, impede, obstruct, snooker, oppose, hinder, hamper, assist, facilitate, traversal, passage, voyage, journey, cruise, sail, travers"Traverse" Example Sentences
Common Phases
1. We need to traverse the forest to get to the other side;2. The hikers were able to traverse the mountain by following the trail;
3. The astronauts must traverse the vast void of space to reach their destination;
4. It took us hours to traverse the deserted wasteland;
5. The team had to traverse the treacherous terrain to reach the summit;
6. The ship was able to traverse the choppy waters without any issues;
7. He had to traverse the busy city streets to get to the meeting on time;
8. The duo will traverse the entire continent in search of rare artifacts;
9. The climbers had to traverse the icy cliffs to reach the summit;
10. She had to traverse the raging river to get back to her village.