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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6107 COCA: 4859

transit
transit /ˈtrænsət/ noun
transit
/ˈtrænsət/
noun
Learner's definition of TRANSIT
[noncount]
1 
: the act of moving people or things from one place to another运输；运送
2 
US : mass transit
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
— see also rapid transit
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6107 COCA: 4859

transit

1 of 2

noun

tran·​sit ˈtran(t)-sət How to pronounce transit (audio) ˈtran-zət How to pronounce transit (audio)
1
a(1)
: conveyance of persons or things from one place to another
(2)
: usually local transportation especially of people by public conveyance
also : vehicles or a system engaged in such transportation
b
: an act, process, or instance of passing through or over
c
: change, transition
2
a
: passage of a celestial body over the meridian of a place or through the field of a telescope
b
: passage of a smaller body (such as Venus) across the disk of a larger (such as the sun)
3
: a theodolite with the telescope mounted so that it can be transited

transit

2 of 2

verb

transited; transiting; transits

intransitive verb

: to make a transit

transitive verb

1
a
: to pass over or through
b
: to cause to pass over or through
2
: to pass across (a meridian, a celestial body, or the field of view of a telescope)
3
: to turn (a telescope) over about the horizontal transverse axis in surveying

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun the problems of urban transit Verb once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East. Samy Magdy, ajc, 13 Aug. 2022 That case began in the thick brush country eight miles from the Rio Grande, in Carrizo Springs, a popular transit point for people trying to elude detection. New York Times, 25 July 2022 San Antonio is located about 150 miles from the Mexican border and is a major transit point for migrants. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 28 June 2022 And the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, a key transit point for evacuees from Mariupol, announced a curfew from Sunday evening through Tuesday morning. Jon Gambrell And Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2022 Ahead of Victory Day, the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, a key transit point for evacuees from Mariupol, announced a curfew from Sunday evening through Tuesday morning. Arkansas Online, 5 May 2022 Still, much of Ukraine has remained on alert, including the relatively peaceful western city of Lviv, a transit point for refugees fleeing west and a center for humanitarian aid. Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 Poland has become the central transit point of arms transfers into Ukraine. Natasha Bertrand, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022 The facility is not a transit point for Western military aid, the senior U.S. defense official said, contradicting Russian Defense Ministry claims that the base was used as a weapons and equipment depot. Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
Verb
It is estimated that by that year more than 17 million passengers will transit through the Tijuana airport. Alexandra Mendozawriter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2022 At that level, most barges that haul goods from diesel to coal are effectively unable to transit the river. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Indonesia could be faced with decisions such as whether to allow U.S. and allied warships to transit through its waters. Keith Zhai, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 Vanterpool was chief innovation officer at the Delaware Transit Corporation and spent a decade as an activist at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, pushing for improvements to transit in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Michael Laris, Washington Post, 10 June 2022 The low price reflects a number of factors, including the need to tow the ships around South America’s Cape Horn, as the ships are too big to transit the Panama Canal. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2022 Her mom had been on her way to visit, and originally planned to transit through Shanghai -- but at the advice of a travel agent, changed her flight to go through Guangzhou. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022 The Biden administration is also asking countries that migrants transit through to help the U.S. reduce the number of arrivals to the Mexican border. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2022 Hong Kong’s border has effectively been shut since 2020 with very few flights able to land and hardly any passengers allowed to transit, effectively isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub. NBC News, 21 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English transite, from Latin transitus, from transire to go across, pass

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of transit was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing transit
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6107 COCA: 4859
transit

noun¹

 1process of transporting sth運輸TRANSIT + NOUN | PREPOSITION TRANSIT + NOUN➤point中轉點◇The port has become a transit point in the drug trade.這個港口成了毒品交易的中轉點。➤camp暫住營地◇a transit camp for refugees臨時難民營➤lounge中轉候機廳◇The passengers had been transferred into the transit lounge.乘客已被轉移到中轉候機廳。➤visa (especially NAmE) 過境簽證PREPOSITION➤in transit在運輸中◇The goods were damaged in transit.貨物在運輸中受損。➤transit between⋯之間的運輸◇goods in transit between factory and store在工廠和商店之間的運輸途中的商品➤transit from, transit to自⋯的運送；到⋯的運送◇in transit from factory to store在工廠到商店的運輸途中
transit

noun²

 2 (NAmE) system for moving people公共交通客運系統ADJECTIVE | TRANSIT + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤mass, public公共交通運輸◇An improved mass transit system would cut traffic on the roads.改進後的公共交通運輸系統將減少道路的交通流量。➤rapid快速交通➤rail軌道交通➤city, local, regional, urban城市／當地／區域／市區交通TRANSIT + NOUN➤system運輸系統◇The city has acquired a light rail transit system.該市有了輕軌交通系統。➤hub, station交通樞紐；中轉站➤agency, authority公交公司；交通管理局➤officer, official, police, worker交警官員；交通工作人員➤union交通工會➤strike運輸業罷工◇The New York transit strike is in its second day.紐約運輸業的罷工進入第二天。➤bus, train公交車；軌道交通列車

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