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

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of transit, as well as its synonyms, examples, and word history. Transit can refer to a mode of transportation, a celestial passage, or a surveying instrument.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › transittransit | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of transit as a noun and a verb in English, with examples of different contexts and domains. Find out how to pronounce transit and see translations in other languages.

6. 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 /

7. 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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › TransitTransit - definition of transit by The Free Dictionary

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   1. The act of passing over, across, or through; passage. 2. a. Conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a local public transportation system. b. The system or vehicles used for such conveyance. 3. A transition or change, as to a spiritual existence at death. 4. Astronomy. a.