traverse

adj. lying across, extending across, transverse

v. cross, pass over; oppose, thwart

n. crossing, passage across; formal denial of a claim made by the other party; zig-zag course (e.g. by a sailboat); protective embankment around a trench; small area separated by a divider

In fortification, a traverse is a mass of earth or other material employed to protect troops against enfilade. It is constructed at right angles to the parapet manned by the defenders, and is continued sufficiently far to the rear to give the protection required by the circumstances, which, moreover, determine its height.
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Noun
1. a horizontal beam that extends across something
(synonym) trave, crossbeam, crosspiece
(hypernym) beam
2. a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
(synonym) transom
(hypernym) crosspiece
3. taking a zigzag path on skis
(synonym) traversal
(hypernym) crossing
(part-holonym) skiing
4. travel across
(synonym) traversal
(hypernym) peregrination
(derivation) track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Verb
1. travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
(synonym) track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across
(hyponym) tramp
(derivation) traversal
2. to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
(synonym) cross, span, sweep
(hypernym) cover, extend
3. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
(synonym) deny

n. crosspiece, piece placed across something; crossing, going through; traverse, transom

v. cross, pass through, traverse; get through, get across; track, voyage, walk

n. crossbeam, crosspiece, crossbar, rail, traverse; side street, crossroad

adj. cross, transverse, oblique