Transit — synonyms, definition

1. transit (Noun)

action activity bridge change elevated structure motion move movement passage passing platform progress scaffold theodolite transference transmission transportation transportation system travel trestle

transit (Noun) — A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod.

transit (Noun) — A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods.

transit (Noun) — A journey usually by ship. ex. "the outward transit took 10 days"

facility installation journey journeying surveying instrument surveyor's instrument air transportation system highway system lockage public transit short line tacheometer tachymeter telferage telpherage airfield alidad alidade bridge depot field flying field landing field line public transport span terminal terminus way base infrastructure

2. transit (Verb)

move through pass across pass over pass through

transit (Verb) — Make a passage or journey from one place to another. ex. "Some travellers transit the desert"

transit (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). ex. "The comet will transit on September 11"

transit (Verb) — Revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction.

transit (Verb) — Cause or enable to pass through. ex. "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"

bring convey go across go through pass revolve roll take cut