transit has definitions from the fields of nautical,transportation
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[ noun ] a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

Synonyms

theodolite

Used in print

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

`` Have you ever operated a transit '' ? he said .

You 'll find an old transit in the basement .

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[ verb ] make a passage or journey from one place to another
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[ noun ] (transportation) facility consisting of the roads and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation) a journey usually by ship

Synonyms

passage

Examples

"the outward passage took 10 days"

Related terms

journey lockage

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