non-traversable

verb (used with object), trav·ersed, trav·ers·ing.

1. to pass or move over, along, or through.
2. to go to and fro over or along.
3. to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the stream.
4. to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an angle: The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain.
5. to ski across (a hill or slope).
6. to cause to move laterally.
7. to look over, examine, or consider carefully; review; survey.
8. to go counter to; obstruct; thwart.
9. to contradict or deny.
10. Law.
    1. (in the law of pleading) to deny formally (an allegation of fact set forth in a previous pleading).
    2. to join issue upon.
11. to turn and point (a gun) in any direction.

verb (used without object), trav·ersed, trav·ers·ing.

12. to pass along or go across something; cross: a point in the river where we could traverse.
13. to ski across a hill or slope on a diagonal.
14. to turn laterally, as a gun.
15. Fencing. to glide the blade toward the hilt of the contestant’s foil while applying pressure to the blade.

noun

16. the act of passing across, over, or through.
17. something that crosses, obstructs, or thwarts; obstacle.
18. a transversal or similar line.
19. a place where one may traverse or cross; crossing.
20. Architecture. a transverse gallery or loft of communication in a church or other large building.
21. a bar, strip, rod, or other structural part placed or extending across; crosspiece; crossbar.
22. a railing, lattice, or screen serving as a barrier.
23. Nautical.
    1. the zigzag track of a vessel compelled by contrary winds or currents to sail on different courses.
    2. each of the runs in a single direction made in such sailing.
24. Fortification.
    1. a defensive barrier, parapet, or the like, placed transversely.
    2. a defensive barrier thrown across the terreplein or the covered way of a fortification to protect it from enfilade fire.
25. Gunnery. the horizontal turning of a gun so as to make it point in any required direction.
26. Machinery.
    1. the motion of a lathe tool or grinding wheel along a piece of work.
    2. a part moving along a piece of work in this way, as the carriage of a lathe.
27. Surveying. a series of intersecting surveyed lines whose lengths and angles of intersection, measured at instrument stations, are recorded graphically on a map and in numerical form in data tables.Compare closed traverse.
28. Law. a formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the other side.

adjective

29. lying, extending, or passing across; transverse.

verb

1. to pass or go over or back and forth over (something); cross
2. (tr) to go against; oppose; obstruct
3. to move or cause to move sideways or crosswise
4. (tr) to extend or reach across
5. to turn (an artillery gun) laterally on its pivot or mount or (of an artillery gun) to turn laterally
6. (tr) to look over or examine carefully
7. (tr) law to deny (an allegation of fact), as in pleading
8. (intr) fencing to slide one’s blade towards an opponent’s hilt while applying pressure against his blade
9. mountaineering to move across (a face) horizontally
10. (tr) nautical to brace (a yard) fore and aft

noun

11. something being or lying across, such as a transom
12. a gallery or loft inside a building that crosses it
13. maths another name for transversal (def. 1)
14. an obstruction or hindrance
15. fortifications a protective bank or other barrier across a trench or rampart
16. a railing, screen, or curtain
17. the act or an instance of traversing or crossing
18. a path or road across
19. nautical the zigzag course of a vessel tacking frequently
20. law the formal denial of a fact alleged in the opposite party’s pleading
21. surveying a survey consisting of a series of straight lines, the length of each and the angle between them being measured
22. mountaineering a horizontal move across a face

adjective

23. being or lying across; transverse

adverb

24. an archaic word for across

v.early 14c., “pass across, over, or through,” from Old French traverser “to cross, thwart” (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *traversare, from Latin transversare “to cross, throw across,” from Latin transversus “turn across” (see transverse). The noun meaning “act of passing through a gate, crossing a bridge, etc.” is recorded from mid-14c.; meaning “a passage by which one may traverse” is recorded from 1670s. Military foritifcation sense of “barrier, barricade” is recorded from 1590s. Related: Traversed; traversing.