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TRANSIT

Definition:

1. [noun] a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
   Synonyms: theodolite
   
   
2. [noun] a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
   Synonyms: transportation system, transportation
   
   
3. [noun] a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"
   Synonyms: passage
   
   
4. [verb] make a passage or journey from one place to another
   Synonyms: pass through, pass across, pass over
   
   
5. [verb] 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"
   
   
6. [verb] revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
   
   
7. [verb] cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
   
   

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