traverse 2verbdomain: v statePrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionto cover or extend over an area or time periodReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.The parking lot spans 3 acres2.The novel spans three centuries3.Rivers traverse the valley floorSynonymscross 5to cover or extend over an area or time periodspan 1to cover or extend over an area or time periodsweep 5to cover or extend over an area or time period