traversing

verbcross over; travel

verbresist, contradict

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verb cross over; travel

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Word Origin & History

early 14c., "pass across, over, or through," from Old French traverser "to cross, thwart" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *traversare, from Latin transversare "to cross, throw across," from Latin transversus "turn across" (see transverse). The noun meaning "act of passing through a gate, crossing a bridge, etc." is recorded from mid-14c.; meaning "a passage by which one may traverse" is recorded from 1670s. Military foritifcation sense of "barrier, barricade" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Traversed; traversing.

Example Sentences for traversing

He felt no surprise that they were traversing the river trail.

On traversing the shore, we discovered a morai, or rather a heap of bones.

I heard Sir Alexander traversing the apartment with hasty strides.

My brother of Denmark is traversing Europe, and is about to come to France.

The bullet, after traversing the left lung, lodged in the spinal column.

After traversing a distance of twenty-seven leagues, we arrive at the river.

On several occasions Father Hennepin, while traversing the broad bleak prairie, was quite in despair.

After traversing a few leagues, they came to another river, flowing through a low plain, elevated but slightly above the stream.

A whole hour was spent in traversing this gloomy and boundless place.

After traversing it for half a mile, Bogle turned toward the base of the hill.

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