横断 (Oudan) is a Japanese noun meaning “crossing (a road, river, etc.), cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town), cutting across, intersecting (e.g. a railway track)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcrossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across; intersecting (e.g. a railway track)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcrossing (east-west); traversing; travelling across; flying across (e.g. the Pacific); sailing across
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
Examples
彼らは大西洋を横断した。
They crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
老婦人が道を横断している。
An old woman is walking across the road.
大西洋を飛行機で横断した。
We flew across the Atlantic.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).