Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being traversed or crossed.
- Capable of being traversed or denied: as, a traversable allegation.
- In law (of an allegation in pleading), such that traversing or denying entitles to trial as an issue of fact, as distinguished from an allegation which is not material, or which relates only to the measure of damages.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being traversed, or passed over.
- adjective Deniable; specifically (Law), liable to legal objection.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
traversed . - adjective
deniable ; liable tolegal objection
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being traversed
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Examples
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The area's blend of ample hiding spots, readily traversable routes and a population historically wary of central authority have long made it a favorite for militants.
Al Qaeda Makes Afghan Comeback Matthew Rosenberg 2011
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Mexican relations and considering the high-level of business between the two neighboring countries it will remain open and relatively freely traversable.
Amanda Feilding: Mexico's Voices Unite Amanda Feilding 2011
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Only when the expertise of state-funded professionals was put to work did the country become properly traversable.
The Lessons of the Turnpike Daniel Hannan 2012
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* The landscape is rugged, but traversable by stepwise, evolutionary search.
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* The landscape is rugged, but traversable by stepwise, evolutionary search.
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This is not helped by the fact that the area on the maps is apparently traversable in just a few days yet stretches from a frozen waste in the north to tropical lands in the south.
Archive 2010-07-01 Adam Whitehead 2010
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* The landscape is rugged, but traversable by stepwise, evolutionary search.
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This is not helped by the fact that the area on the maps is apparently traversable in just a few days yet stretches from a frozen waste in the north to tropical lands in the south.
Lamentation by Ken Scholes Adam Whitehead 2010
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* The landscape is rugged, but traversable by stepwise, evolutionary search.
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* The landscape is rugged, but traversable by stepwise, evolutionary search.
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