1. transit - noun
· a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
Synonym(s): theodolite
Hypernym(s): surveying_instrument, surveyor%27s_instrument
2. transit - noun
· a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Synonym(s): transportation_system, transportation
Hypernym(s): facility, installation
3. transit - noun
· a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"
Synonym(s): passage
Hypernym(s): journey, journeying
4. transit - verb
· make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs"; "Some travelers pass through the desert"
Synonym(s): pass_through, move_through, pass_across, pass_over
Hypernym(s): pass
5. 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); "The comet will transit on September 11"
Hypernym(s): pass
6. transit - verb
· revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
7. transit - verb
· cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
Hypernym(s): bring, convey, take
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