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transit

transit

21 3.7
A journey that moves goods or people from one place to another, often by ship
  • noun
  • /ˈtrænzɪt/
: tránsito
  • The package was lost while in transit between the warehouse and my home.
  • transit time
  • still in transit
  • transit route

So we was in the transit part now for three days on and off.

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Examples

Synonyms

transport
vstransit
576 2.2

A system that moves people or goods, often by vehicles

is a journey itself rather than the activity or system of moving things
passage
vstransit
41 3.8

A journey by ship from one place to another

is the general word for a trip from one place to another
sailing
vstransit
9 1.4

A planned trip by a ship or boat that leaves at a set time

is used for journeys without focusing on planned departure times
ocean trip
vstransit
1 1.4

A journey across the ocean by ship or boat

is any journey between places, not only across oceans

Compounds

16 1.9

A system of buses and trains that people use to travel

A fast public train system in a city that runs often and carries many people

An organized service of buses or trains that people use to travel

2 3.2

A route where buses or trains run regularly

ABA transit number
  • Specialized
7.9

A number that shows a United States bank's location and tells which bank it is

A system of underground or above ground trains that carries many people quickly

transit declinometer
  • Specialized
9.9

A tool that measures how much a compass points away from true north

9.9

A telescope set east–west to record the exact time a star crosses the north–south line in the sky

7.2

An area of sea or land used as a route by smugglers to move drugs between places

How Long

odyssey
27 8.3
voyage
154 3.1
transit
21 3.7
passage
41 3.8
trip
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

transit singular
transits plural

Etymology

Transit comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ire 'to go', the same root as transfer. A ship's transit is its 'going across' the sea, so the word means a journey from one place to another.