Synonyms for transit

Noun

1. theodolite, transit, surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument

usage: a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

2. transportation system, transportation, transit, facility, installation

usage: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

3. passage, transit, journey, journeying

usage: a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"

Verb

1. transit, pass through, pass across, pass over, pass, go through, go across

usage: make a passage or journey from one place to another

2. transit, pass, go through, go across

usage: pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11"

3. transit, roll, revolve

usage: revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

4. transit, bring, convey, take

usage: cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"