traverser

plural traversers

1. Something which traverses or moves, such as an index on a scale.
2. Someone who traverses a region.

   […]traversers of the continent.

   1897, George William Rusden, History of Australia, Chapter 2

3. archaiclawSomeone who traverses, or denies.

   A denial that the traverser passed the paper as currency, is not a denial that he passed paper currency; so that we think the verdict is not a verdict of acquittal.

   1839, William Cranch, Stettinius v. United States (opinion)

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   […]the upholding of the letter of the law (common, statute and law merchant) against all traversers in covin and trespassers acting in contravention of bylaws and regulations,[…]

   1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

4. rail transportA traverse table.

   As the pithead (Fig. 15) had not been designed for large wide gauge cars it was necessary to replace the usual runround with a traverser.

   1954, Colliery Engineering - Volume 31, page 8

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   Before I left Paris I had the chance to visit La Chapelle depot. I was fascinated by the place. Basically, the steam depot is divided into two halves, the repair side and the steam side, with a traverser in between.

   1961 March, ""Dalmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 148

   The outside sidings and test areas are rail-connected at the western end to the Down Service line, whilst the test area and assembly area are connected via a traverser at the eastern end of the site.

   2019 October, “Trackwatch: Wales”, in Modern Railways, page 90