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transit

/ˈtɹæn.zɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

Transit means: make a passage or journey from one place to another.

Synonyms for transit10

noun, as in a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

transportation system, transportation

noun, as in a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

theodolite

noun, as in a journey usually by ship

passage

verb, as in make a passage or journey from one place to another

pass through, move through, pass across, pass over

verb, as in cause or enable to pass through

pass through, move through, pass across, pass over

also used for transit

transport, public transport

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What does transit mean?7

verb

1

make a passage or journey from one place to another“The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs”

2

cause or enable to pass through“The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day”

3

pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)“The comet will transit on September 11”

4

revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

noun

1

a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

2

a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

3

a journey usually by ship“the outward passage took 10 days”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Transit in a sentence

  • The electrical appliance must have been damaged in transit.sundown
  • I listen to the radio while in transit.FeuDRenais2
  • The engineer put his eye to the transit and looked through it.halfb1t
  • The transit passenger expressed anxiety about the delay of the arrival of the bus.dangell
  • The rapid transit system is modern and efficient.CarpeLanam
  • The program allows pre-tax deduction of the cost of a monthly transit pass.cazort
  • Losing your clothes in transit is a possible side effect of using this portal.DJ_Saidez
  • Public transit is very good in this city.Ioan_Cristian

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of transit

as a noun

plural
transits

as a verb

past tense
transited
present participle
transiting
third-person singular
transits
past participle
transited