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transit (enc)

Transit

Noun1.transit - a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
alidad, alidade - surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument - an instrument used by surveyors
tacheometer, tachymeter - a theodolite designed for rapid measurements
2.transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land
air transportation system - a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air
bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
highway system - a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport
infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
public transit - a public transportation system for moving passengers
public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
short line - a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances
telferage, telpherage - a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
depot, terminal, terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
3.transit - a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"
journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
lockage - passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
Verb1.transit - make a passage or journey from one place to another
transit - cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
2.transit - 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"
go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
3.transit - revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
revolve, roll - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
4.transit - cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
pass across, pass over, pass through, transit - make a passage or journey from one place to another
bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

 

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