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How to pronounce traverse in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms traversal
Type of crossing
Type Words
Synonyms cross, span, sweep
Type of cover, continue, extend


Rivers traverse the valley floor.
Type Words
Synonyms crossbeam, crosspiece, trave
Type of beam
Type Words
Synonyms cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track
Type of pass
Has types drive, walk, bridge, hop, jaywalk, stride, take, ford, tramp, course, crisscross
Derivation traversal, traverser
Type Words
Synonyms deny
Type Words
Synonyms transom
Type of crosspiece
Type Words
Synonyms traversal
Type of travel, traveling, travelling

Examples of traverse

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I ignore his advice and traverse the echoing acreage of paving to the left nave.
From the dailymail.co.uk
First, the cadets have to traverse a mountain carrying logs on their shoulders.
From the time.com
Florida, like many of America's biggest states, can be frustrating to traverse.
From the time.com
Sure, he could traverse a rock field if he wanted, but it just wouldn't be right.
From the techcrunch.com
Head southwest from the lake directly toward the route, making a rising traverse.
From the denverpost.com
It can only add a sense of rootlessness, as writers and books traverse the globe.
From the theatlantic.com
Looking is free, but none are in places you'll want to traverse too long on foot.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The size of vessels that can traverse the seaway is limited by the size of locks.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Posthumous works from literary giants often have a difficult terrain to traverse.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Trave: a horizontal beam that extends across something
  • Travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
  • Cross: 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"
  • Transom: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
  • Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
  • Traversal: taking a zigzag path on skis
  • Gun laying is the process of aiming an artillery piece, such as a gun, howitzer or mortar on land or at sea against surface or air targets. It may be laying for direct fire, where the gun is aimed similarly to a rifle, or indirect fire where firing data is calculated and applied to the sights. ...
  • Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine is a monthly magazine about life in Northern Michigan]] including Petoskey, Mackinac Island, Harbor Springs, Frankfort, Traverse City, Leelanau County, the Upper Peninsula, and more. ...
  • TRAVERSE Accounting and Business Software is a business accounting software suite for small- to medium-sized businesses using the Microsoft Windows operating system. First produced in 1994 by Open Systems, Inc., TRAVERSE is a group of interrelated applications which operate in tandem. ...