transit
noun
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
transited
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past participleof transit.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof transit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
transitnounthe act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
Example Sentences
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It said the Kenyan Ebola patient had transited through the country for less than 24 hours and screening teams had "observed he had a normal temperature at the time of departure".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Tuesday, for example, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said 17 million barrels of crude oil transited Hormuz Monday, which is not far off the 20 million barrels daily average before the disruption began in March.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
And despite the overall lull in the fighting, Iran fired drones at oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates, another U.S. ally, as they transited the Strait of Hormuz this month.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Other shipping companies have transited the Arctic passage before, with Denmark's Maersk the first to do so in 2018.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
At the time of the appearance of the great comet of 1843, it was doubtful whether the comet had transited the sun’s disc.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
