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noun

Definition of transit

as in transport

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transit

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verb

as in to cross

to make one's way through, across, or over once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier

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Recent Examples of transit

Noun

Following the fatal crashes, transit advocates called on New Yorkers to vote in November on Ballot Question 3, which would expedite the review process for small infrastructure and safe street projects. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 Sacramento Regional Transit is looking for feedback from transit riders to improve access to a North Sacramento light rail station, which has been more difficult to reach since a nearby fire about five years ago. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

And Iraq and Iran say Tehran has helped some ships carrying Iraqi oil to transit the Strait of Hormuz. — Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026 When transiting this Earth sign (and its sign of rulership), practical and calculated precision takes precedence over ambiguity and embellishment as a result of passion. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transit

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Noun

The morality police, which are often accused of extreme policies, recently announced a statewide ban in Sokoto on the use of DJs at events, as well as inappropriate haircuts, extravagant bridal gifts and playing music on public transport.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Diesel exhaust is a carcinogen and has long been a priority for port communities and others along heavy transport routes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of transport

Verb

Built in 1884 to serve the area’s booming silver mines, the narrow-gauge railroad climbs nearly 600 feet in just two miles, crossing the famous Devil’s Gate High Bridge before reaching the historic mining town of Silver Plume.

— Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cross

Noun

Watching the film of the honeymooners’ seemingly fragile conveyance fall out of the sky and drop like a bird is deeply upsetting.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
The controversial Delta conveyance project, for example, is exempted from the water infrastructure section, while high-speed trains (another controversial major project) are excluded from the transportation category.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of conveyance

Verb

Jo and Sam competed together in Race Across the World, traversing Latin America for the BBC reality competition series, produced by Studio Lambert.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Things to do 🧑‍🍳Famous chef Roy Choi traverses Los Angeles for lobster noodles and spicy tofu.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of traverse

Verb

The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Her campaign’s door-knockers travel with a letter from Bohannan introducing herself.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

The groundswell of support has been echoed by women across the nation who have seen some of their own experiences reflected in Clancy’s descriptions of her postpartum mental health struggles and difficulty navigating the system to get help.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The second was a plus-maze task in which the mouse learns to navigate its way to a reward.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigate

Verb

The frenzy followed Beijing’s decision in the mid-1980s to ban imports of almost all blood products – except human albumin – amid growing fears over the global HIV/AIDS crisis.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The group’s work with firefighters began following a 2017 blaze that destroyed thousands of homes in California’s wine country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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