traverse - noun

a horizontal beam that extends across something

a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

taking a zigzag path on skis

travel across

traverse - verb

• travel across or pass over
• to cover or extend over an area or time period
• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

traverse - thesaurus

cover   cross   crossbeam   crosspiece   deny   span   sweep   track   transom   trave   traversal