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transit (ˈtrænsɪtPronunciation for transit;ˈtrænz-) 

Definitions

noun

    1. the passage or conveyance of goods or people
    2. ((as modifier)  ⇒ a transit visa 
  2. a change or transition
  3. a route
  4. astronomy 
    1. the passage of a celestial body or satellite across the face of a relatively larger body as seen from the earth
    2. the apparent passage of a celestial body across the meridian, caused by the earth's diurnal rotation
  5. astrology the passage of a planet across some special point on the zodiac
  6. See in transit

verb

  1. to make a transit through or over (something)
  2. astronomy to make a transit across (a celestial body or the meridian)
  3. to cause (the telescope of a surveying instrument) to turn over or (of such a telescope) to be turned over in a vertical plane so that it points in the opposite direction

Alternative Forms

ˈtransitable adjective

Word Origin

C15: from Latin transitus  a going over, from transīre to pass over; see transient

Translations

  • British English: transit Pronunciation for transit Transit is the carrying of goods or people by vehicle from one place to another.During their talks, the two presidents discussed the transit of goods between the two countries.ˈtrænsɪt; ˈtrænz- NOUN During their talks, the two presidents discussed the transit of goods between the two countries.
  • Spanish: tránsito Pronunciation for tránsito nm
  • French: transit Pronunciation for transit nm
  • German: Transport Pronunciation for Transport nm
  • Chinese: 运输Pronunciation for 运输 n
  • Arabic: عُبُورPronunciation for عُبُور n
  • Portuguese: trânsitoPronunciation for trânsito nm
  • Russian: перевозкаPronunciation for перевозка nf
  • Croatian: tranzitPronunciation for tranzit nm
  • Czech: přepravaPronunciation for přeprava nf
  • Danish: transportPronunciation for transport nutr
  • Dutch: transitPronunciation for transit nm
  • Finnish: kuljetusPronunciation for kuljetus n
  • Greek: διακίνησηPronunciation for διακίνηση nf
  • Italian: transitoPronunciation for transito nm
  • Japanese: 輸送Pronunciation for 輸送 n
  • Korean: 운송Pronunciation for 운송 n
  • Norwegian: gjennomfartPronunciation for gjennomfart nm
  • Polish: tranzytPronunciation for tranzyt nm
  • Brazilian Portuguese: trânsitoPronunciation for trânsito nm
  • European Spanish: tránsito Pronunciation for tránsito nm
  • Swedish: genomresaPronunciation for genomresa nutr
  • Thai: การขนส่งPronunciation for การขนส่ง n
  • Turkish: transitPronunciation for transit n
  • Vietnamese: sự quá cảnhPronunciation for sự quá cảnh n

Usage examples

  • Your Colonel blew two transit routes, neither of which our people here were ever able to use again.
    Hilton, John Buxton, Moondrop to Murder (1986)
  • The rest would be eaten, and the virus would either die out in transit or in sewage.
    New Scientist (2003)
  • On October 29th, 1995, a Ford transit van was burned out at Staughton's Row, Tralee.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • Raiders used a transit van to steal a £2,500 Bob the Builder kids ' ride from outside a Tesco store in Musselburgh, East Lothian.
    Sun, News of the World (2001)
  • The joint practice of meditation is one of the best activities for two people undergoing a simultaneous Neptune transit.
    Stone, Pauline, Relationships, Astrology, and Karma (1991)

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