Transit

Quick meaning: Transit is a noun meaning The act of passing over, across, or through something.

Meaning

The act of passing over, across, or through something.

More Meanings

1. (astronomy) The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.
2. A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.
3. (UK, Ireland) A Ford Transit van, see Transit.
4. The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
5. (Canada, US) Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare), as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars; short form of public transit or mass transit
6. (astrology) The passage of a celestial body in the horoscope, e.g. through a section or in relation to a specific important point in someone's birth chart.
7. (navigation) An imaginary line between two objects whose positions are known. When the navigator sees one object directly in front of the other, the navigator knows that his position is on the transit.

Example Sentences

I always take transit to work.

the transit of goods through a country

In France you are now […] in the transit from one form of government to another.

Beufort road, Birkenhead, about 17.15 June 19 2013, white transit overtakes and swerves left into junction almost taking my front wheel.

Word Forms

• transits
• transiting
• transited

Synonyms for transit

Depending on context, synonyms include transport, transportation, pass through, theodolite, passage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pass through, transportation, theodolite, passage, through, move.

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