transit

transit
noun
1 process of transporting sth
TRANSIT + NOUN
point

The port has become a transit point in the drug trade.

camp

a transit camp for refugees

lounge

The passengers had been transferred into the transit lounge.

visa (esp. AmE)
PREPOSITION
in transit

The goods were damaged in transit.

transit between

goods in transit between factory and store

transit from, transit to

in transit from factory to store

2 (AmE) system for moving people
ADJECTIVE
mass, public

An improved mass transit system would cut traffic on the roads.

rapid
rail
city, local, regional, urban
TRANSIT + NOUN
system

The city has acquired a light rail transit system.

hub, station
agency, authority
officer, official, police, worker
union
strike

The New York transit strike is in its second day.

bus, train

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  • transit — [ trɑ̃zit ] n. m. • 1663; it. transito, lat. transitus « passage » 1 ♦ Comm. Dérogation au paiement des droits (de douane, d octroi), accordée à une marchandise qui ne fait que traverser un territoire; passage en franchise. Marchandises en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Transit — Trans it, n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over: cf. F. transit. See {Transient}.] 1. The act of passing; passage through or over. [1913 Webster] In France you are now . . . in the transit from one form of government to another. Burke. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Transit — may refer to:Media* Transit (film), a 2006 film about Russian and American pilots in World War II * Transit (Sponge Cola album), an album by Sponge Cola * Transit (Staying Alive film), a film produced by MTV and Staying Alive about 4 people in… …   Wikipedia

  • Transit — (von lat. trans „durch“, ire „gehen“) steht für Transitverkehr, einen Staat oder ein bestimmtes Gebiet durchquerenden Verkehr Transitverkehr (DDR), speziell der die DDR durchquerende Verkehr Transit (Elektron), Elektronen, die durch einen Leiter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Transit 1B — TRANSIT (satellite) Satellite Transit O (Génération opérationnelle) Transit a été le premier système de navigation par satellites mis au point pour la marine des États Unis par l université Johns Hopkins à partir de 1958 et mis en œuvre pour la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • transit — [trans′it, tranz′it] n. [ME transite < L transitus, pp. of transire < trans , TRANS + ire, to go: see YEAR] 1. a) passage through or across b) a transition; change 2. a) …   English World dictionary

  • Transit — (также известная как NAVSAT Navy Navigation Satellite System)  первая в мире спутниковая система навигации. Главным пользователем системы были ВМФ США для обеспечения информацией о точных координатах своих ПЛАРБ Поларис, также она… …   Википедия

  • Transit — Astrodinámica: serie de satélites de Estados Unidos de navegación.El primer Transit (primer satélite de navegación del mundo), fue lanzado en abril de 1960. Orbitaron la Tierra de polo a polo a unos 1.000 Km Serie de satélites de Estados Unidos… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Transit — Sm Durchfahrt, Durchreise per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus it. transito, dieses aus l. trānsitus, dem Abstraktum von l. trānsīre (trānsitum) hinübergehen , zu l. īre gehen und l. trāns .    Ebenso nndl. transito, ne.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Transit — se puede referir a: Transit, satélite espacial. Transit, software para traducción. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Transit — Trans it, v. t. (Astron.) To pass over the disk of (a heavenly body). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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