"transit" meaning in English

See transit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtræn.zɪt/ Audio: en-us-transit.ogg [US] Forms: transit [singular], transits [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Transit refers to the movement of goods or people from one place to another.
    Sense id: simple-transit-en-noun-7yFv2mJN

Verb

IPA: /ˈtræn.zɪt/ Audio: en-us-transit.ogg [US] Forms: transit [canonical], transits [third-person, singular], transited [past], transited [past, participle], transiting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|transit}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you transit through something, it means that you passed across or through something.
    Sense id: simple-transit-en-verb-Fw1hDtWH
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