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traversing
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Traversing
(gcide) | Traverse \Trav"erse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Traversed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Traversing.] [Cf. F. traverser. See Traverse, a.]
1. To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
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The parts should be often traversed, or crossed, by
the flowing of the folds. --Dryden.
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2. To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles;
to obstruct; to bring to naught.
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I can not but . . . admit the force of this
reasoning, which I yet hope to traverse. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the
habitable globe.
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What seas you traversed, and what fields you fought.
--Pope.
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4. To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
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My purpose is to traverse the nature, principles,
and properties of this detestable vice --
ingratitude. --South.
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5. (Gun.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to
point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.
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6. (Carp.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the
wood; as, to traverse a board.
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7. (Law) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has
alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new
matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the
other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an
office is to deny it.
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And save the expense of long litigious laws,
Where suits are traversed, and so little won
That he who conquers is but last undone. --Dryden.
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To traverse a yard (Naut.), to brace it fore and aft.
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Traversing
(gcide) | Traversing \Trav"ers*ing\, a.
Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging
motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.
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Traversing plate (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at
the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is
applied in traversing the piece. --Wilhelm.
Traversing platform (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.
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Traversing
(gcide) | Traverse \Trav"erse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Traversed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Traversing.] [Cf. F. traverser. See Traverse, a.]
1. To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
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The parts should be often traversed, or crossed, by
the flowing of the folds. --Dryden.
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2. To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles;
to obstruct; to bring to naught.
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I can not but . . . admit the force of this
reasoning, which I yet hope to traverse. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the
habitable globe.
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What seas you traversed, and what fields you fought.
--Pope.
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4. To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
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My purpose is to traverse the nature, principles,
and properties of this detestable vice --
ingratitude. --South.
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5. (Gun.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to
point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.
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6. (Carp.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the
wood; as, to traverse a board.
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7. (Law) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has
alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new
matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the
other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an
office is to deny it.
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And save the expense of long litigious laws,
Where suits are traversed, and so little won
That he who conquers is but last undone. --Dryden.
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To traverse a yard (Naut.), to brace it fore and aft.
[1913 Webster]Traversing \Trav"ers*ing\, a.
Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging
motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.
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Traversing plate (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at
the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is
applied in traversing the piece. --Wilhelm.
Traversing platform (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.
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Traversing crane
(gcide) | Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. Geranium.]
1. (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.
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Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The
sand-hill crane (Grus Mexicana) and the whooping
crane (Grus Americana) are large American species.
The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina.
The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons
and cormorants.
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2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,
used for supporting a suspended weight.
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3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
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4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
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5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
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6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2.
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7. (Zool.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias).
[Local, U. S.]
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Crane fly (Zool.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus Tipula.
Derrick crane. See Derrick.
Gigantic crane. (Zool.) See Adjutant, n., 3.
Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,
for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with
water.
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Traversing plate
(gcide) | Traversing \Trav"ers*ing\, a.
Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging
motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.
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Traversing plate (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at
the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is
applied in traversing the piece. --Wilhelm.
Traversing platform (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.
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Traversing platform
(gcide) | Traversing \Trav"ers*ing\, a.
Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging
motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.
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Traversing plate (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at
the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is
applied in traversing the piece. --Wilhelm.
Traversing platform (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.
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