All 4 Uses of
traverse
in
Ben Hur
- Life and business traverse it by paths along which the bones of things dead are strewn as so many blazons.†
Chpt 1.1 *traverse = travel across
- She found herself at the edge of an assemblage that could not be other than a matter of curiosity to her, although it was common enough at the khans on any of the highways which the great caravans were accustomed to traverse.†
Chpt 1.9
- But when they were up and traversing the street, the duty that occupied them became apparent, and then fear and hatred were lost in curiosity, under the impulse of which the people, knowing there must be a halt at the well in the northeastern part of the town, quit their gates and doors, and closed in after the procession.†
Chpt 2.7traversing = traveling across
- A bridge carried the path he was traversing across the stream; and, standing upon it, he saw other bridges, no two of them alike.†
Chpt 4.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(traverse) travel across
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Traverse is used in many senses. All the common ones reference crossing something; e.g., crossing terrain, a beam that extends across something, etc. A comprehensive dictionary will show less common meanings.