Dictionary definition · traverse
noun
- a horizontal beam that extends across something
- a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
- taking a zigzag path on skis
- travel across
verb
- travel across or pass over"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
- to cover or extend over an area or time period"Rivers traverse the valley floor"
- deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).