transit

US /ˈtrænsɪt, -zɪt/

UK /ˈtrænzɪt/

B1

noun

  • The passage of a celestial body across the meridian of a place, or across the disk of another celestial body.
  • System of transportation, often in a city
  • A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles.
  • Process of changing planes at airports
  • A system for transporting people or goods.

adjective

  • Concerning a transport system in a city

other

  • To pass over, across, or through.

other

  • The act of passing through or across; passage.

verb

  • To change from one airplane to another at airports

Examples

Many of the goods were damaged in transit.

The port has become a transit point in the drug trade.