Meaning & Definition of Transit in English
English⟶
Transit
/trænzɪt/
noun
1. A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
synonym:
- theodolite,
- transit
2. A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
synonym:
- transportation system,
- transportation,
- transit
3. A journey usually by ship
- "The outward passage took 10 days"
synonym:
- passage,
- transit
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"
synonym:
- transit,
- pass through,
- move through,
- pass across,
- pass over
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"
synonym:
- transit
3. Revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
synonym:
- transit
4. Cause or enable to pass through
- "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
synonym:
- transit
Examples of using
I listen to the radio while in transit.