Synonyms for transit

Synonyms for (noun) transit

Synonyms: transit, passage

Definition: a journey usually by ship

Usage: the outward passage took 10 days

Similar words: journey, journeying

Definition: the act of traveling from one place to another


Synonyms: theodolite, transit

Definition: a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

Similar words: surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument

Definition: an instrument used by surveyors


Synonyms: transit, transportation, transportation system

Definition: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

Similar words: facility, installation

Definition: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

Usage: the assembly plant is an enormous facility


Synonyms for (verb) transit

Synonyms: transit

Definition: cause or enable to pass through

Usage: The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day

Similar words: bring, convey, take

Definition: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

Usage: Bring me the box from the other room; Take these letters to the boss; This brings me to the main point


Synonyms: transit

Definition: revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

Similar words: revolve, roll

Definition: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

Usage: She rolled the ball; They rolled their eyes at his words


Synonyms: 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

Similar words: go across, go through, pass

Definition: go across or through

Usage: We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind


Synonyms: 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

Similar words: go across, go through, pass

Definition: go across or through

Usage: We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind


Visual thesaurus for transit