transits

Noun

transit (countable and uncountable, plural transits)

1. The act of passing over, across, or through something.
   • In France you are now […] in the transit from one form of government to another.1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC
2. The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
   • the transit of goods through a country

   Synonyms:

   transport

3. (Canada, US) 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
   • I always take transit to work.

   Synonyms:

   public transport

4. The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.
5. The passage of a celestial body in the horoscope, e.g. through a section or in relation to a specific important point in someone's birth chart.
6. A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

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