Dictionary entry details
• TRANSIT (noun)
Meaning:
A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
theodolite; transit
Hypernyms ("transit" is a kind of...):
surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)
Meronyms (parts of "transit"):
alidad; alidade (surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transit"):
tacheometer; tachymeter (a theodolite designed for rapid measurements)
Meaning:
A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
transportation; transportation system; transit
Hypernyms ("transit" is a kind of...):
facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)
Meronyms (parts of "transit"):
way (any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another)
depot; terminal; terminus (station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods)
public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
line (a commercial organization serving as a common carrier)
bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
airfield; field; flying field; landing field (a place where planes take off and land)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transit"):
air transportation system (a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air)
highway system (a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport)
public transit (a public transportation system for moving passengers)
short line (a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances)
telferage; telpherage (a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity)
Holonyms ("transit" is a part of...):
base; infrastructure (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area)
Meaning:
A journey usually by ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
transit; passage
Context example:
the outward passage took 10 days
Hypernyms ("transit" is a kind of...):
journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transit"):
lockage (passage through a lock in a canal or waterway)
• TRANSIT (verb)
Meaning:
Make a passage or journey from one place to another
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
move through; pass across; pass over; pass through; transit
Context examples:
The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs; / Some travelers pass through the desert
Hypernyms (to "transit" is one way to...):
go across; go through; pass (go across or through)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "transit"):
cut (pass through or across)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The comet will transit on September 11
Hypernyms (to "transit" is one way to...):
go across; go through; pass (go across or through)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "transit" is one way to...):
revolve; roll (cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cause or enable to pass through
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day
Hypernyms (to "transit" is one way to...):
bring; convey; take (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
