Substantiv
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A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
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In fortification, a mass of earth or other material employed to protect troops against enfilade. It is constructed at right angles to the parapet.
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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.
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A screen or partition.
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Verb
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To travel across, often under difficult conditions.
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To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly; as, to traverse all nodes in a network.
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To rotate a gun around a vertical axis to bear upon a military target.
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To climb or descend a steep hill at a wide angle.
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Adverb
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athwart; across; crosswise.
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