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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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
Overall, more than 34 million barrels of Iranian crude oil have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. lifted its blockade on June 18, according to Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said it held Iran "fully responsible" for an apparent targeted attack on a vessel called Al-Rekayyat as it transited near the Strait.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
And it was all untrue; I found out afterwards how they were transited.
From The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
