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transit

tran·sit

UK/ˈtɹæn.zɪt/ US/ˈtɹæn.sɪt/ fairly common uk us
noun (3) verb (4)

noun

1.

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

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2.

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

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3.

a journey usually by ship

  • “the outward passage took 10 days”
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verb

1.

make a passage or journey from one place to another

  • “The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;”
  • “Some travelers pass through the desert”
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2.

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”
3.
4.

cause or enable to pass through

  • “The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day”

Origin

From French, from Latin transire (“to go across, pass in, pass through”), from trans (“over”) + ire (“to go”).

Phrases

  • bowel transit time
  • bus rapid transit
  • colonic transit time
  • in transit
  • interval transit time
  • light rail transit
  • rapid transit
  • transit bus

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