transit
noun
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
transits
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pluralof transit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof transit (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
transitnounthe act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
Example Sentences
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So-called assisted transits were a key factor in helping drive oil flows from the Middle East back towards pre-war levels in September.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Most confirmed exoplanets have instead been found through transits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hormuz transits are hard to measure, mostly because ships transiting the strategic waterway turn off their GPS-like signals for security measures and to avoid Iranian attacks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
We also told the shipping industry that we were dropping from 36 transits per day to 34 on September 4th and then to 32 on September 15th.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Unfortunately, transits of Venus, as they are known, are an irregular occurrence.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
