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Definition of transit
1a (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 transportationb : an act, process, or instance of passing through or overc : change, transition
2a : passage of a celestial body over the meridian of a place or through the field of a telescopeb : 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
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Examples of transit in a Sentence
the problems of urban transit
Recent Examples of transit from the Web
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Many of these immigrants, known as Mizrahi Jews, were sent to shantytown transit camps and largely sidelined.
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The shuttle provides fixed stops and a regular route for passengers, which sounds a lot like a bus and has led to ridicule on social media and some criticism that the service poses a threat to public transit.
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The program welcomes contributions toward such needs as laundry vouchers, county transit passes and van shuttle gasoline.
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More from the CJ: Waffle House plans downtown outlet on First Street The plans call for the area's first bus rapid-transit line and high-visibility shelters to help move thousands of people daily along the 14-mile corridor.
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The deal is worth more than $450 million over the 10 years, transit officials said.
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Trolleys will resume operating between Frankford and Delaware Avenues and 63rd Street and Girard Avenue on Sept. 18, the transit agency said.
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The route between Doha, Qatar and Dubai is popular among business travelers and both are major transit hubs for travelers between Asia and Europe.
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The cuts include zeroing out a popular state grant program called TIGER, along with slashes to Amtrak and other transit projects.
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Origin and Etymology of transit
Middle English transite, from Latin transitus, from transire to go across, pass
transit
Definition of transit
intransitive verb
: to make a transit
transitive verb
1a : to pass over or throughb : 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
Examples of transit in a Sentence
once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier
First Known Use of transit
15th century
TRANSIT Defined for English Language Learners
transit
playDefinition of transit for English Language Learners
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: the act of moving people or things from one place to another
TRANSIT Defined for Kids
transit
playDefinition of transit for Students
1 : the act of passing through or across the transit of a satellite's signals
2 : the act or method of carrying things from one place to another The goods were lost in transit.
3 : local transportation of people in public vehicles
4 : a surveyor's instrument for measuring angles
Learn More about transit
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Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for transit Spanish Central: Translation of transit Nglish: Translation of transit for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of transit for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about transit
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