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traject

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /tɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of trajecting; trajection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A trajectory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To throw or cast through, over, or across.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fling, hurl, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck, jerk, heave, hield, hoy, huck, hurtle, launch, lob, peck, peg, pick, pitch, precipitate, project, quoit, shy, slight, skew, sling, thrill, throw, toss, traject, warp, whang, whip, whop, wing, yeet

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin trāiectus, from trāiciō: compare French trajet.