transit

transit
tran|sit [ `trænsıt ] noun uncount **
1. ) the activity or process of moving something or someone from one place to another:
in transit: Our suitcases were damaged in transit.
2. ) AMERICAN a system of buses, trains, etc. that people use to travel around a particular city or area: TRANSPORTATION:
We are working to improve the city's transit options.
public transit (=operated by the local government instead of a private company): increased funding for public transit
mass transit (=all of the buses and trains in a particular area): New York's mass transit system is the oldest in the country.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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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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