Definition of Transit

  • 1. A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod Noun
  • 2. A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods Noun
  • 3. A journey usually by ship Noun
  • 4. Make a passage or journey from one place to another Verb
  • 5. Pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place) Verb
  • 6. Revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction Verb
  • 7. Cause or enable to pass through Verb

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