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Noun: transit transit- A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
- theodolite - A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- transportation system, transportation - A journey usually by ship
- passage Verb: transit transit- Make a passage or journey from one place to another
- pass through, move through, pass across, pass over - 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" - Revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
- Cause or enable to pass through
"The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
Derived forms: transits, transiting, transited See also: transition Type of: bring, convey, facility, go across, go through, installation, journey, journeying, pass, revolve, roll, surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument, take Part of: base, infrastructure Encyclopedia: Transit |