transit

Definitions of transit in various dictionaries:

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

verb - make a passage or journey from one place to another

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)

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 act of passing over, across, or through; passage.

Conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a local public transportation system.

A transition or change, as to a spiritual existence at death.

Astronomy.

The passage of a celestial body across the observer’s meridian.

The passage of a smaller celestial body or its shadow across the disk of a larger celestial body.

A surveying instrument similar to a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

To pass over, across, or through: aircraft transiting the United States and Canada.

To make a transit.

verb - to pass across or through