From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
traverse
n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn:
trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece]
2: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door
from a window over it [syn: transom, traverse]
3: taking a zigzag path on skis [syn: traversal, traverse]
4: travel across [syn: traversal, traverse]
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: traverse, track, cover,
cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut
through, cut across]
2: 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" [syn: cross, traverse,
span, sweep]
3: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party)
in a legal suit [syn: traverse, deny]