transit

Pronunciation: US ['trænsɪt] UK ['trænzɪt]

n.The transit of transport transit; transport
v.Passed; transportation; "days" (object) through the
WebTransit; theodolite; Ford Transit

Synonyms

course cover cross cut (across) follow go navigate pass (over) perambulate peregrinate proceed (along) track traverse travel

Definitions in English

to pass through, over, or across something

to make a transit across the face of the Sun or a planet, or across a meridian

to rotate the telescope of a surveying instrument horizontally through 180° thus reversing its direction

the transportation of passengers by means of a local public transportation system

a surveying instrument surmounted by a telescope that can be rotated completely around its horizontal axis, used for measuring vertical and horizontal angles

the act of travelling or being transported through or across an area, over a distance, or from one place to another

a particular route or method used in travelling through or across an area

the movement of Venus or Mercury across the face of the Sun, or of a moon or its shadow across the face of a planet, as seen from Earth

the apparent movement of a star or planet across the meridian from which it is being observed, caused by the Earth' s rotation

the passing of a planet across a specific point on the zodiac

a transition or passing, e. g. from life to a supposed spiritual existence after death

the activity or process of moving someone or something from one place to another

10.

a system of buses, trains etc that people use to travel around a particular city or area

Other Forms

pt.transited

pp.transited

ppr.transiting

3sg.transits

Example Sentences

Maugham was transiting through America on one of his journeys to Asia.
Source: T. Morgan

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English word transit can not be rearranged.
Based on transit, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
e - intreats
g - nitrates
m - straiten
n - tertians
o - starting
s - transmit
t - strontia
u - transits
y - titrants
All shorter English words within transit :
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