traversal

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English

Etymology

From traverse +‎ -al.

Noun

traversal (countable and uncountable, plural traversals)

  1. The act of traversing; a crossing.
    His traversal of the mountains allowed him a view from the peak.
    • 1956 April, “Notes and News: Rail Tour of "Old Manchester"”, in Railway Magazine, page 273:
      The Stephenson Locomotive Society (North Western Area) and the Manchester Locomotive Society are co-operating in running a special corridor train, to be worked by an 0-6-0 locomotive of the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, on Saturday, May 12, over a route which includes visits to four historic stations, ascent of the 1 in 27 Werneth Incline, and traversal of lines normally closed to passenger traffic.
  2. The product or result of traversing.
  3. The act of following a path or route.

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