What does "traject" mean?

A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry.

What is a synonym for "traject"?

Common synonyms include: access, advance, air lane, aisle, alley, ambulatory.

Pronounced //tɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt//.

//tɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry. obsolete
"What notes and garments he doth give thee, Bring to the traject, to the common ferry, Which trades to Venice."
2
The act of trajecting; trajection. obsolete
3
A trajectory. obsolete
"a mental traject from world to world"

Verb

1
To throw or cast through, over, or across. transitive
"[H]is Beams have much less of the Atmosphere to Traject in their Passage to our Eyes"

"What notes and garments he doth give thee, Bring to the traject, to the common ferry, Which trades to Venice."

From Latin trāiectus, from trāiciō: compare French trajet.

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