transit | (noun) a journey usually by ship | Synonyms: passage |
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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 |
(noun) a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods | Synonyms: transportation, transportation system |
(verb) make a passage or journey from one place to another | Synonyms: move through, pass across, pass over, pass through |
(verb) cause or enable to pass through | - |
(verb) revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction | - |
(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) | - |