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1. transit
noun. ['ˈtrænzɪt'] a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod.
Synonyms
- surveying instrument
- tacheometer
- tachymeter
- alidad
- theodolite
- surveyor's instrument
Antonyms
- noble
- incidental
- genuine
- legitimate
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Rhymes with Transit
- deposit
- exit
- perquisite
- renuzit
- revisit
- sesit
- visit
How do you pronounce transit?
Pronounce transit as ˈtrænzɪt.
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Sentences with transit
1. Noun, singular or mass
USPS may also contact you if it finds your package or has updates on its location in transit.
2. Verb, base form
A visa is a document many travelers must have to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport.
Quotes about transit
1. The human digestive tract is like the Amtrak line from Seattle to Los Angeles: transit time is about thirty hours, and the scenery on the last leg is pretty monotonous.
- Mary Roach, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
2. transit
noun. ['ˈtrænzɪt'] a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods.
Synonyms
- airfield
- infrastructure
- telferage
- installation
- field
- public transit
- facility
- terminus
- highway system
- base
- terminal
- depot
- flying field
- landing field
- air transportation system
- transportation system
- telpherage
- span
- public transport
- line
- way
- bridge
- short line
Antonyms
- superior
- cathode
- opening
- nonfatal
3. transit
verb. ['ˈtrænzɪt'] make a passage or journey from one place to another.
Synonyms
- cut
- go through
- pass over
- pass through
- pass across
- move through
- go across
Antonyms
- unconnectedness
- disjoin
- keep down
- dematerialize
4. transit
noun. ['ˈtrænzɪt'] a journey usually by ship.
Synonyms
- journeying
- lockage
- passage
Antonyms
- finish
- unskillfulness
- effortfulness
- anode
5. transit
verb. ['ˈtrænzɪt'] revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction.
Synonyms
- roll
Antonyms
- straight line
- uncover
6. transit
verb. ['ˈtrænzɪt'] cause or enable to pass through.
Synonyms
- bring
- pass through
- convey
- pass across
- move through
- take
Antonyms
- call option
- express
- local
- inactivity
7. transit
verb. ['ˈtrænzɪt'] pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place).
Synonyms
- pass
- go across
Antonyms
- noncompliance
- empty
- dissuasion