Meaning of 'transit'

noun

a journey usually by ship

Synonyms: passage

noun

a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

Synonyms: theodolite

noun

a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

Synonyms: transportation

verb

cause or enable to pass through

Example: "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"

verb

revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

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)

Example: "The comet will transit on September 11"

verb

make a passage or journey from one place to another

Synonyms: pass over pass through move through pass across