tra·verse

1.travel across or through.

"he traversed the forest"

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  extend across or through.

  "a moving catwalk that traversed a vast cavernous space"

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  cross a hill or mountain by means of a series of sideways movements from one line of ascent or descent to another.

  "I often use this route, eventually traversing around the cliff"

2.examine or consider carefully and in full.

"he traversed the entire domain of human knowledge"

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  range over or through (a subject or field) thoroughly.

  "her research traversed disciplines from physics to philosophy"

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  survey or review comprehensively.

  "the report traversed every aspect of the problem"

3.go counter to; obstruct or thwart.

"nature cannot be traversed except by obeying her"

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  overcome or surmount (an obstacle or difficulty).

  "they traversed every barrier placed before them"

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  act in opposition to; challenge or confront.

  "they traversed the established order"

1.an act of traversing something.

"high-level walks in the Dolomites often involve steep, exposed climbs, traverses, and descents"

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  a rock face where traversing is necessary.

  "a narrow traverse made lethal by snow and ice"

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  a movement following a diagonal course made by a skier descending a slope.