noun
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
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noun
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
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noun
a journey usually by ship
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Examples
- the outward passage took 10 days
verb
make a passage or journey from one place to another
Synonyms
pass through
move through
pass across
pass over
Examples
- The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs
- Some travelers pass through the desert
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)
Examples
- The comet will transit on September 11
verb
revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
verb
cause or enable to pass through
Examples
- The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day