单词 | traverse line |
释义 | traverse linen. 1. Surveying. In a traverse survey: the chain of lines connecting control points; cf. traverse n. 20. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > a survey line > traverse line traverse1674 traverse line1739 1739 W. Stephens Jrnl. 27 Oct. in Jrnl. Proc. Georgia (1742) II. 171 Doubts having arisen about the Certainty of those Lands..by the late Surveyor Jones; the General went himself to see the first original Lines; as they had been marked out; from whence, if due Observance was had, in running the traverse Lines, it must unavoidably prove the Truth of the Whole. 1832 Docs. Assembly State N.-Y. (55th Session, Doc. No. 335) IV. 91 I should think it impracticable to run a traverse line along the out-bounds. 1900 H. M. Wilson Topogr. Surveying x. 195 Traverse lines may be run in conjunction with a trigonometric survey to fill in the details. 2015 P. Gay Pract. Boundary Surv. App. iv. 287 If we simply use a compass to measure the magnetic direction of one or more of our traverse lines, we will use a magnetic bearing system. 2. Chiefly Rock Climbing, Caving, etc. a. A rope fixed horizontally to enable a person to cross from one side of a physical feature to another; spec. one which enables a climber to cross a rock face in a sideways direction (cf. traverse n. 22). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > artificial aid > types of runner1688 runner ring1791 ice axec1800 alpenstock1829 rope1838 climbing-iron1857 piolet1868 snap-link1875 prickera1890 middleman('s) knot (also loop, noose, etc.)1892 chock1894 glacier-rope1897 piton1898 run-out1901 belaying-pin1903 snap-ring1903 ironmongery1904 line1907 Tricouni1914 ice claw1920 peg1920 sling1920 ice piton1926 ice hammer1932 karabiner1932 rock piton1934 thread belay1935 mugger1941 running belay1941 piton hammer1943 sky-hook1951 etrier1955 pied d'éléphant1956 rope sling1957 piton runner1959 bong1960 krab1963 rurp1963 ice screw1965 nut1965 traverse line1965 jumar1966 knife-blade1968 tie-off1968 rock peg1971 whammer1971 Whillans whammer1971 Whillans harness1974 1965 Jungle Training & Operations (U.S. Dept. Army FM 31-30) (new ed.) 133/1 A soldier crossing a wide river by means of the suspension traverse line. 1987 A. Padgett & B. Smith On Rope iv. 80/1 Placing a traverse line can be a most hazardous task when the rigger has to rock climb wet, slippery walls. 2008 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 8 Nov. She unhitched herself on a traverse line and plunged eight metres into a stream. b. A natural feature (such as a rock shelf, fissure, etc.) which enables a climber to cross a rock face in a sideways direction (cf. traverse n. 22). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > terrain mauvais pas1816 nose1934 wind-slab1936 letterbox1951 choss1963 traverse line1966 1966 Canad. Alpine Jrnl. May 127 Climb directly the wall to the right to reach an obvious traverse line leading to a crack on the right. 1975 J. Cleare Mountains iv. 153 We found ourselves on a line of horizontal strata—a natural traverse line—between the sea and the jutting roofs. 2004 S. Isaac Mixed Climbs in Canad. Rockies (ed. 2) 113/2 Begin the next pitch by climbing..to a traverse line that widens into a ledge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1739 |
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