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  • 1Traverse — Trav erse, n. [F. traverse. See {Traverse}, a.] 1. Anything that traverses, or crosses. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky… …

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  • 2Traverse board — Traverse Trav erse, n. [F. traverse. See {Traverse}, a.] 1. Anything that traverses, or crosses. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for… …

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  • 3Traverse jury — Traverse Trav erse, n. [F. traverse. See {Traverse}, a.] 1. Anything that traverses, or crosses. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for… …

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  • 4Traverse sailing — Traverse Trav erse, n. [F. traverse. See {Traverse}, a.] 1. Anything that traverses, or crosses. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for… …

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  • 5Traverse table — Traverse Trav erse, n. [F. traverse. See {Traverse}, a.] 1. Anything that traverses, or crosses. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for… …

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  • 6traverse — [ travɛrs ] n. f. • à traverseXII e; lat. pop. °traversa, fém. subst. de tra(ns)versus→ travers 1 ♦ Loc. adv. À LA TRAVERSE Vx De travers, de côté. ♢ (XIIIe) Vx ou littér. En travers, en faisant obstacle. Loc. prép. « Encore u …

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  • 7Traverse (surveying) — Traverse is a method in the field of surveying to establish control networks. [citebook|title=Surveying|author= B. C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain|year=2005|publisher=Firewall Media|id=ISBN 8170088534] It is also used in geodetic work. Traverse… …

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  • 8distance — noun 1 amount of space between two points ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, huge, large, long, vast ▪ …

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  • 9Traverse Gap — [ Lake Traverse (top) and Big Stone Lake, cut through the Big Stone Moraine (NW to SE on this image).] The Traverse Gap is an ancient river channel occupied by Lake Traverse and Big Stone Lake and the valley connecting them at Browns Valley,… …

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  • 10Traverse des Sioux — Infobox nrhp | name =Traverse des Sioux nrhp type =nrhp caption = Minnesota River at Traverse des Sioux nearest city= Saint Peter, Minnesota area = lat degrees = long degrees = built = architect= designated= added =March 20, 1973 governing body …

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