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transit
noun(trans-it)a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Synonyms: transportation, transportation system,
transit
verb(trans-it)make a passage or journey from one place to another
Synonyms: move through, pass across, pass over, pass through,
transit
noun(trans-it)a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
Synonyms: theodolite,
transit
verb(trans-it)cause or enable to pass through
Examples:
The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day.
transit
verb(trans-it)pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
Examples:
The comet will transit on September 11.
transit
verb(trans-it)revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction