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   transit

   /ˈtranzɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the carrying of people or things from one place to another: "a painting was damaged in transit"
   • ▪ the conveyance of passengers on public transport. North American
   • 2. the action of passing through or across a place: "Guatemala is to have freedom of transit across Belize"
   • ▪ the passage of an inferior planet across the face of the sun, or of a moon or its shadow across the face of a planet: "the transits of Mercury across the sun's disc"
   • ▪ the apparent passage of a celestial body across the meridian of a place.
   • ▪ the passage of a celestial body through a specified sign, house, or area of a chart.

   verb

   • 1. pass across or through (an area): "the new large ships will be too big to transit the Panama Canal"
   • ▪ (of a planet or other celestial body) pass across (the face of another body, or a meridian): "at the end of February Jupiter transits the meridian"
   • ▪ (of a celestial body) pass across (a specified sign, house, or area of a chart).

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting passage from one place to another): from Latin transitus, from transire ‘go across’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishtransit | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   transit definition: 1. the movement of goods or people from one place to another: 2. to pass through or across a…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transitTransit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a (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 transportation. b. : an act, process, or instance of passing through or over. c. : change, transition. 2. a.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarytransit | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (of a planet or other object in space) to pass across another heavenly body (= a planet, star, moon, etc.) or a meridian (= an imaginary line or circle passing through the poles): The course offers skilled amateur astronomers the opportunity to help in the search for planets transiting stars.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › transitTRANSIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Transit definition: the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another. See examples of TRANSIT used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transitTransit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Transit means “journey,” and saying you’re "in transit " means you’re on your way somewhere. Before we had cell phones, one of the upsides of being in transit was that no one could get in touch with you. Transit may be familiar to you from the phrase mass transit.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRANSIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Transit is the carrying of goods or people by vehicle from one place to another. During their talks, the two presidents discussed the transit of goods between the two countries. American English : transit / ˈtrænzɪt /

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtransit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of transit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishTRANSIT - Definition in English - bab.la

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   UK /ˈtranzɪt/ • UK /ˈtrɑːnzɪt/ noun (mass noun) 1. the carrying of people or things from one place to another a painting was damaged in transit (North American English) the conveyance of passengers on public transport 2. the action of passing through or across a place Guatemala is to have freedom of transit across Belize (Astronomy) the pass...

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › transit_ntransit, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    The action or fact of passing across or through a place; a passage or journey from one place or point to another. a1500 (?a1450) Above oure hede there is a transite of men [a1500 Harley MS. 7333 passage and goyng of peple]. Gesta Romanorum (British Library Add. MS. 9066) (1879) 12. 1669.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRANSIT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    TRANSIT meaning: the movement of goods or people from one place to another: . Learn more.