tran·sect
ˈtran(t)-ˌsekt 
: a sample area (as of vegetation) usually in the form of a long continuous strip
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 14 July 2018
The Missouri River, swollen by the presence of the Garrison Dam, transects the reservation from the northwest corner to the southeast.
—David Treuer, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Each transect measures 3 meters wide, 15 meters long, and 1.5 meters up from the bottom.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
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Verb
Prosecutor Steve Crump: Was David Leath in any way capable of any sort of voluntary movement after that bullet transected his brain?
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 14 July 2018
The Missouri River, swollen by the presence of the Garrison Dam, transects the reservation from the northwest corner to the southeast.
—David Treuer, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
Noun
Initially, the transects were marked with cables anchored into the rock, but today divers use GPS coordinates to find them.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Each transect measures 3 meters wide, 15 meters long, and 1.5 meters up from the bottom.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Transect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transect. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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transect
transitive verb
tran·sect
tran-ˈsekt
: to cut transversely
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