Traverse
 

traverse
noun1.a horizontal beam that extends across something[syn: trave]2.a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it[syn: transom]3.taking a zigzag path on skis[syn: traversal]4.travel across[syn: traversal]
verb1.travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"2.to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"[syn: cross]3.deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit