Traversing
Pronunciation : Trav"ers*ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging motion; adapted for giving lateral motion. Traversing plate (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is applied in traversing the piece. Wilhelm. -- Traversing platform (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913