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transit Definition
(n)
a
surveying
instrument
for
measuring
horizontal
and
vertical
angles
,
consisting
of
a
small
telescope
mounted
on
a
tripod
(n)
a
facility
consisting
of
the
means
and
equipment
necessary
for
the
movement
of
passengers
or
goods
(n)
a
journey
usually
by
ship
; "
the
outward
passage
took
10
days
"
(v)
make
a
passage
or
journey
from
one
place
to
another
(v)
pass
across
(
a
sign
or
house
of
the
zodiac
)
or
pass
across
(
the
disk
of
a
celestial
body
or
the
meridian
of
a
place
); "
The
comet
will
transit
on
September
11
"
(v)
revolve
(
the
telescope
of
a
surveying
transit
)
about
its
horizontal
transverse
axis
in
order
to
reverse
its
direction
(v)
cause
or
enable
to
pass
through
; "
The
canal
will
transit
hundreds
of
ships
every
day
"
transit Synonyms
pass across
pass over
pass through
passage
theodolite
transit
transportation
transportation system
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