Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Traversing

Traversing , adjective

Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.
Collocations (2)
Traversing plate (Military) , 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 (Military) , a platform for traversing guns.