traject

[ truh-jekt ]
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verb (used with object)Archaic.
  1. to transport, transmit, or transpose.

Origin of traject

1
1545–55; <Latin trājectus (past participle of trāicere to cast, throw over or across), equivalent to trā- (variant of trāns-trans-) + -jec- (combining form of jacere to throw) + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from traject

  • tra·jec·tion, noun

Words Nearby traject

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How to use traject in a sentence

  • In many places the only traject was a narrow ledge, with deep precipices beneath, and often steep, rugged acclivities above.

    Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport Adams
  • But the heat proved insupportable, driving them to make a second experiment of the river traject.

    Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport Adams

British Dictionary definitions for traject

traject

/ (trəˈdʒɛkt) /


verb
  1. (tr) archaic to transport or transmit

Origin of traject

1
C17: from Latin trājectus cast over, from trāicere to throw across, from trans- + iacere to throw

Derived forms of traject

  • trajection, noun

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