Meanings
plural traversals
- countableuncountableThe act of traversing; a crossing.
His traversal of the mountains allowed him a view from the peak.
1 more example
The Stephenson Locomotive Society (North Western Area) and the Manchester Locomotive Society are co-operating in running a special corridor train, to be worked by an 0-6-0 locomotive of the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, on Saturday, May 12, over a route which includes visits to four historic stations, ascent of the 1 in 27 Werneth Incline, and traversal of lines normally closed to passenger traffic.
1956 April, “Notes and News: Rail Tour of "Old Manchester"”, in Railway Magazine, page 273 - countableuncountableThe product or result of traversing.
- countableuncountableThe act of following a path or route.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishtraverse
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishtraversal
Translations
French traversée
- traverséeCrossing
German Traversal
- TraversalCrossing
Polish jazda zygzakiem
- jazda zygzakiemCrossing
Turkish geçiş
- geçişCrossing
Cite this entry
traversal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traversal
“traversal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traversal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traversal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traversal.
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