Traverse

A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.

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.

A screen or partition.

Something that thwarts or obstructs.

"He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control."

To travel across, often under difficult conditions.

"He will have to traverse the mountain to get to the other side."

To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly.

"to traverse all nodes in a network"

To lay in a cross direction; to cross.

(artillery) To rotate a gun around a vertical axis to bear upon a military target.

"to traverse a cannon"

Lying across; being in a direction across something else.

"paths cut with traverse trenches"

Athwart; across; crosswise