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
Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
The transects have an approximate width of 275 meters and a total length of 213 kilometers, covering an area of 58.3 square kilometers.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 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
The dataset includes three transects and three study blocks.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
The transects have an approximate width of 275 meters and a total length of 213 kilometers, covering an area of 58.3 square kilometers.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Transect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transect. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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transect
transitive verb
tran·sect
tran-ˈsekt
: to cut transversely
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