Plural of traverse

Forms of traverse

Traverses in a sentence

• He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.
• At night, when the Federal guns slowed their fire, the men created new traverses and bombproofs.1994, Stephen R. Wise, Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863, page 160
• This mountain system traverses Tibet from the west to the east and is parallel with Himalaya.1934, Sven Hedin, A Conquest of Tibet, New York: National Travel Club, →OCLC, pages 239–240. From the entry Transhimalaya
• The entrances to the works through the gorge are protected by the traverses G.1913, Gustave Joseph Fiebeger, A text-book on field fortification, page 44. From the entry redout
• This avoids the problems inherent in ECVS, which merely traverses the circuit (after levelization) and makes the earliest seen feasible move.2008, David Chinnery, Kurt Keutzer, Closing the Power Gap between ASIC & Custom. From the entry levelization

Meaning of traverse

1. noun A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
2. noun 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.
3. noun A screen or partition.

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Questions about the plural of traverse

What is the plural of traverse?

The plural of traverse is traverses.

Is traverse countable?

Traverse is a countable noun.