TRAVERSE

traverse. Traverse, ad. and pr. athwart, crosswise, across

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Trav″erse (?), a. [[OF. travers, L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn or direct across. See Transverse, and cf. Travers.]] Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches. Oak . . . being strong in all positions, may be better trusted in cross and traverse work. Sir H. Wotton. The ridges of the fallow field traverse. Hayward. Traverse drill (Mach.), a machine tool for drilling slots, in which the work or tool has a lateral motion back and forth; also, a drilling machine in which the spindle holder can be adjusted laterally.