Traverse

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For the 2009 crossover vehicle, see Chevrolet Traverse.

In fortification, a traverse is a mass of earth or other material employed to protect troops against enfilade. It is constructed at right angles to the parapet manned by the defenders, and is continued sufficiently far to the rear to give the protection required by the circumstances, which, moreover, determine its height.

In artillery, a gun is said to traverse when it is rotated around a vertical axis to bear upon a military target.

In Mountain Climbing, to traverse is the action of climbing or descending a steep hill at a wide angle in order to avoid injury, risk of falling, and exhaustion while walking.

In surveying, a traverse is 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.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.