traverse
/trəˈvɜrs/
noun
- A sideways movement, especially in climbing or skiing.
- The ski instructor taught the class how to do a basic traverse.
- The trail includes a tricky traverse along the cliff edge.
- The mountaineer made a long traverse to avoid the crevasse.
verb
- To travel across, through, or over an area.
- The train traverses the entire country from coast to coast.
- The explorers traversed the jungle for weeks.
- We had to traverse a narrow bridge to reach the other side.
- To move sideways, especially in climbing or skiing.
- Skiers often traverse the slope to avoid the steepest sections.
- The climber had to traverse across the steep rock face.
- She carefully traversed the icy ridge to reach the summit.
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