A defensive barrier across a rampart or trench, as a bank of earth thrown up to protect against enfilade fire.
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A gallery, deck, or loft crossing from one side of a building to the other.
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A lateral movement, as of a lathe tool across a piece of wood.
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A line established by sighting in surveying a tract of land.
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A part of a mechanism that moves in this manner.
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verb-transitive
Law To deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a suit. See Synonyms at deny.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Law To join issue upon (an indictment).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Nautical To brace (a yard) fore and aft.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To cause to move laterally on a pivot; swivel: traverse an artillery piece.
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To extend across; cross: a bridge that traverses a river.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
adjective
Lying or extending across; transverse.
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Lying across .
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verb-intransitive
To go up, down, or across a slope diagonally or in a zigzag manner, as in skiing.
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To move to the side or back and forth.
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To turn laterally; swivel.
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verb
To go against or act in opposition to .
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To deny (as an allegation of fact or an indictment) formally at law.
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To go or across or over.
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To move or pass along or through .
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To make a study of .
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