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transit - Dictionary definition and meaning for word transit
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(noun) a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
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(noun) a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
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(noun) a journey usually by ship
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(verb) make a passage or journey from one place to another
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(verb) pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
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(verb) revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
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(verb) cause or enable to pass through
(noun) a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
Synonyms :
theodolite
Definition
(noun) a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Synonyms :
transportation
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transportation system
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(noun) a journey usually by ship
Synonyms :
passage
Example Sentence
- the outward passage took 10 days
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(verb) make a passage or journey from one place to another
Example Sentence
- The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;
- Some travelers pass through the desert
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(verb) pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
Example Sentence
- The comet will transit on September 11
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(verb) revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
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(verb) cause or enable to pass through
Example Sentence
- The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day