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: 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
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