tran·sit
ˈtran(t)-sət 
ˈtran-zət
ˈtran-zət
1
a(1)
: conveyance of persons or things from one place to another
(2)
: usually local transportation especially of people by public conveyance
also
: vehicles or a system engaged in such transportation
b
: an act, process, or instance of passing through or over
c
: change, transition
2
a
: passage of a celestial body over the meridian of a place or through the field of a telescope
b
: passage of a smaller body (such as Venus) across the disk of a larger (such as the sun)
3
: a theodolite with the telescope mounted so that it can be transited
transited; transiting; transits
: to make a transit
1
a
: to pass over or through
b
: to cause to pass over or through
2
: to pass across (a meridian, a celestial body, or the field of view of a telescope)
3
: to turn (a telescope) over about the horizontal transverse axis in surveying
Synonyms
Examples of transit in a Sentence
Noun
the problems of urban transit
Verb
once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier
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Noun
These are bright yellow, secured, bins located at transit centers, parks, community centers, churches and more.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
For more information about free rides, visit the local transit agencies:
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Get one free Hertz car rental day
Hertz users get one free with a minimum two-day rental at neighborhood locations.
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Verb
Venus sheds light on the beauty in vulnerability and soul-to-soul connection when transiting through this Water sign, so don’t hesitate to confront the darker aspects of your relationship with romance, finances and self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
As long as Zulu is in place, no vessels could enter or transit through any of these ports without the permission of the Coast Guard.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transit. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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transit
1 of 2 noun
tran·sit
ˈtran(t)s-ət
ˈtranz-
ˈtranz-
1
: an act, process, or example of passing through or over : passage
2
: the transporting of persons or things from one place to another
goods lost in transit
3
: local transportation of people in public vehicles
also
: the vehicles or system used in such transportation
4
: a surveyor's instrument for measuring angles
transit
2 of 2 verb
: to pass or cause to pass over, through, or across
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