transittran‧sit /ˈtrænsɪt, -zɪt/ ●○○ AWL noun [uncountable] 
baggage that is lost or damaged in transit (=while it is being moved) transit by air or sea2a system for moving people from place to place SYN transport British English, transportation American English: rapid transit networkspublic transit American English (=buses, trains etc) promises to improve public transit—transit verb [intransitive]
WORD ORIGINtransit
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin transitus, from transire; ➔ TRANSIENT1EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Alas, complexity infuses transit projects.
- Each region has integrated needs-for public transit, for water and sewer systems, for solid waste treatment, for economic development.
- Host factors such as transit time may also play a part.
- Lisbon was a city in transit - everyone was waiting to go somewhere else.
- Maybe some of the carving had got damaged in transit, but he was as firm and heavy as ever.
- While they waited, the Joint put them up at a transit camp just outside Vienna.
Longman Language Activatorthe process of taking goods or people from one place to another
British /transportation American · We need more investment in natural gas distribution and transportation.transport to · The price is $40, which includes transportation to the game and refreshments.transport of · The government is planning to tighten up regulations governing the transport of toxic waste.transport costs/systems/companies etc · Carrying goods by ship reduces transportation costs.· Critics have pointed to the lack of transport links to the new attraction.
British /hauling American the business of taking large quantities of goods from one place to another: · Rail freight charges are high compared with the cost of road haulage.· The company also provides commercial hauling for the city of San Diego.haulage company/costs/contractor etc: · Jean works for a road haulage company based in St Etienne.
while being taken from one place to another: · A good insurance policy will cover the cost of goods lost or damaged in transit.· Cheese continues to ripen while in transit, so storage is important.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY baggage that is lost or damaged in transit (=while it is being moved) rapid transit networks
1the process of moving goods or people from one place to another: baggage that is lost or damaged in transit (=while it is being moved) rapid transit networks American English (=buses, trains etc) promises to improve public transit
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES promises to improve public transit (=a visa that allows you to pass through a particular country)· Transit visas will be issued at the airport.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Colonic transit time Colonic transit time was assessed by means of radioopaque markers.· Formulae have been devised to measure segmental colonic transit with radio-opaque shapes.
· By a process of computer subtraction a time activity curve representing small intestinal transit was also obtained.· Studies in rats have shown that bile salts inhibit gastric emptying and prolongs intestinal transit time.· In particular, the terminal ileum seems to have an important role in the regulation of small intestinal transit.· This mechanism might facilitate bile salt absorption into the enterohepatic circulation by slowing intestinal transit time.
· Air travel was growing rapidly, while the role of mass transit on the ground was shrinking almost everywhere.· Given Tucson's low-density development, creating an affordable and effective mass transit system remains a nearly insurmountable challenge.· In mass transit, private bus companies spend considerable sums to influence legislatures, to get and keep their contracts.· Cindy was at home with the children and George worked as a driver for the local mass transit authority.· If there were a comprehensive, integrated mass transit system here, fewer people would drive their own cars.· Instead of better mass transit, they try to make cars a bit more efficient.· Also, will more efficient personal transportation detract from incentives to invest in mass transit?
· In another study, prolonged oesophageal transit in a group of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease persisted after a surgical antireflux procedure.· Fundoplication in itself did not affect oesophageal motility or transit, provided that the wrap was intact.· All patients underwent oesophageal manometry and transit studies before and after complete healing of oesophagitis.· All volunteers underwent manometry, 33 had oesophageal transit studies, and 23 had acid clearance test.
· Each region has integrated needs-for public transit, for water and sewer systems, for solid waste treatment, for economic development.· Funds are equally tight for public transit.· The Giants have said they intend to promote public transit for fans.· Residents rely on public transit, bicycles, taxis and walking.· And to his credit, he acknowledged the problem of low wages and our deteriorating public transit system.· The trolley also passes several sprawling condominium complexes, giving thousands of people easy access to public transit.· It's a complex blueprint that considers everything from roadways and public transit to train tracks and runways.
· He was the chief architect in charge of the then-burgeoning rapid transit system - and it turns out he was also a painter.· These findings are consistent with decreased transit in the proximal and rapid transit through the sigmoid colon in patients with active colitis.· Historians have tended to overlook the possibilities of more rapid transit where the cargo concerned was profitable enough to merit it.· Investments in public transport in these areas have concentrated on expensive high technology systems of rapid rail transit.· At least 150 miles of new rapid transit and underground railways are envisaged in the next 20 to 30 years.· Like some other rapid transit systems, this plan utilises only former and existing railway routes.
· This study suggests some degree of idiopathic autonomic denervation in patients with slow transit constipation.
· By a process of computer subtraction a time activity curve representing small intestinal transit was also obtained.· In particular, the terminal ileum seems to have an important role in the regulation of small intestinal transit.· It has been reported that gastric infusion of bile salts in rats delays gastric emptying and inhibits small bowel transit time.
· Wehave shown for the first time that small intestinal and whole gut transit is faster in patients with chronic radiation enteritis.· Loperamide oxide increased the rate of gastric emptying but slowed both small intestinal and whole gut transit.
NOUN· The hideous transit camps are emptying.· While they waited, the Joint put them up at a transit camp just outside Vienna.· While in the transit camp at Lowestoft he was offered a choice of hostels in Belfast, Leeds or London.· The decision, following a public inquiry in February, clears the way for a controversial gipsy transit camp.
· Subsequent studies confirmed that a high-fibre diet increases stool bulk and shortens gut transit.· Whole gut transit time and daily stool weight were also measured.· Wehave shown for the first time that small intestinal and whole gut transit is faster in patients with chronic radiation enteritis.· Loperamide oxide increased the rate of gastric emptying but slowed both small intestinal and whole gut transit.
· He was the chief architect in charge of the then-burgeoning rapid transit system - and it turns out he was also a painter.· Our car coddling extends way beyond an inadequate transit system.· This route has been earmarked for a possible future extension of the Midland Metro light rail transit system.· Given Tucson's low-density development, creating an affordable and effective mass transit system remains a nearly insurmountable challenge.· Like some other rapid transit systems, this plan utilises only former and existing railway routes.· And to his credit, he acknowledged the problem of low wages and our deteriorating public transit system.· If there were a comprehensive, integrated mass transit system here, fewer people would drive their own cars.
· Orocaecal transit time Orocaecal transit time was measured by hydrogen breath analysis.· Host factors such as transit time may also play a part.· Prior etal found no change in transit time after hysterectomy.· Colonic transit time Colonic transit time was assessed by means of radioopaque markers.· Whole gut transit time and daily stool weight were also measured.· The transit time in these patients was accelerated by a laxative, metoclopramide, and colonic lavage.
· The party arrived at Gatwick in a grey transit van instead of chauffeur-driven cars and quietly skipped customs regulations.· I handed over a Ford transit van and its human contents to the Sussex constabulary.· Their latest lead is a white transit van reportedly seen near the barracks in the week before the bombing.· They drove off in a grey transit van which was found abandoned soon after the raid.· They then ferry them away to different waters in tanks in the back of transit vans.· To picture your daughter with two boys in the back of a transit van is not exactly conducive to maternal solicitude.
baggage that is lost or damaged in transit (=while it is being moved) transit by air or sea2a system for moving people from place to place SYN transport British English, transportation American English: rapid transit networkspublic transit American English (=buses, trains etc) promises to improve public transit—transit verb [intransitive]