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transit

/ˈtrænzɪt/
noun
  1. The carrying of people or goods from one place to another; transportation.
    • She uses mass transit to get to work every day.
    • The city is improving its public transit system with new buses and trains.
    • Transit of goods across the border was delayed by the storm.
  2. The act or process of passing through or across something.
    • The transit of the comet across the sky was visible to the naked eye.
    • Passengers in transit can wait in the airport lounge.
    • The transit of the planet Venus across the Sun is a rare event.
Synonyms
passagetransportation
Antonyms
stay
verb
  1. To pass across or through something.
    • The ship will transit the Panama Canal tomorrow morning.
    • Birds transit the region during their annual migration.
    • The satellite transits the sky twice a day.
Synonyms
crosstraverse
Antonyms
remain
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