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Plural of transit

regular plural

The plural of transit is transits.

Forms of transit

Singulartransit /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/
Pluraltransits
Countablecountable and uncountable

Transits in a sentence

  • "I've heerd of rifles with transits on 'em, but I ain't ever seen one.1943, Field and Stream, New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 34. From the entry I'll be a monkey's uncle
  • Thus, the long transits are likely due to the photoeccentric effect and our transit fits hint at an eccentric orbit.2016, Joshua E. Schlieder, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Erik A. Petigura, Andrew W. Howard, Kimberly M. Aller, Evan Sinukoff, Howard T. Isaacson…. From the entry photoeccentric
  • The archicontinent marginal sedimentary transits to carbonate platform sedimentary from south to north, and the restricted platform and supratidal dolomitic flat develop.2015, Lin Yu-xiang, “Lithofacies Paleogeography Characteristics of Early Ordovician in the Eastern Part of North China Platform”, in…. From the entry archicontinent

Meaning of transit

  1. noun The act of passing over, across, or through something.
  2. noun The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
  3. noun Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare), as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars; short form of public transit or mass transit.

Full definition of transit

Questions about the plural of transit

What is the plural of transit?
The plural of transit is transits.
Is transit countable?
Transit is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: transit (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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