traverse
A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
Other meanings
A series of points, with angles and distances measured between, traveled around a subject, usually for use as "control" i.e. angular reference system for later surveying work.
Something that thwarts or obstructs.
“He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.”
Related words
- Grand Traverse County
- Little Traverse
- traversal
- Traverse City
- Traverse County
- traversive
- girdle traverse
- hand traverse
- traverse drill
- traverse jury
- traverse sailing
- traverse table
Word history
From Latin "vertere" (to turn).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “traverse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.