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transit
noun
the
passage
of
a
planet
,
moon
,
or
other
celestial
body
across
the
face
of
a
larger
body
,
or
across
the
observer
’
s
meridian
•
We
stayed
up
late
to
watch
the
transit
of
Venus
across
the
Sun
.
We
stayed
up
late
to
watch
the
transit
of
Venus
across
the
Sun
.
•
Astronomers
use
a
planet
’
s
transit
to
measure
its
size
.
Astronomers
use
a
planet
’
s
transit
to
measure
its
size
.
Adopted
in
astronomy
in
the
18th
century
,
extending
the
classical
sense
of
“
passage
across
.”
verb
-
transit
,
transiting
,
transits
,
transited
to
pass
across
or
through
a
place
,
or
to
carry
something
across
it
•
The
canal
allows
ships
to
transit
the
continent
instead
of
sailing
around
it
.
The
canal
allows
ships
to
transit
the
continent
instead
of
sailing
around
it
.
•
Military
aircraft
will
transit
the
airspace
with
permission
.
Military
aircraft
will
transit
the
airspace
with
permission
.
Verb
use
recorded
from
the
mid-19th
century
,
from
the
noun
.
