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transit
A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
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noun
A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
noun
A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
noun
A journey usually by ship
“The outward passage took 10 days”
verb
Make a passage or journey from one place to another
“The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs”
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)
“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
“The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day”
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The outward passage took 10 days
The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs
Some travelers pass through the desert
The comet will transit on September 11
The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day
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