Definition: a journey usually by ship
Usage: the outward passage took 10 days
Main entry: theodolite, transit
Definition: a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
Main entry: transit, transportation, transportation system
Definition: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Main entry: transit
Definition: cause or enable to pass through
Usage: The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day
Main entry: transit
Definition: revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
Main entry: transit
Definition: pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
Usage: The comet will transit on September 11
Main entry: transit, pass across, pass over, pass through, move through
Definition: make a passage or journey from one place to another
Usage: The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs; Some travelers pass through the desert