transit
tran
ˈtræn
trān
sit
zɪt
zit
/tɹˈænsɪt/

Definition & Meaning of "transit"in English

Transit
01

the system of public transportation such as bus, train, taxi, etc.

transit definition and meaning
02

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

Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
transits
03

the transfer of people on a public transportation vehicle

to transit
01

make a passage or journey from one place to another

Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
movement verb
regular
present tense
transit
3rd person singular
transits
present participle
transiting
past simple
transited
past participle
transited
02

cause or enable to pass through

03

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

04

pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

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