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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As the conflict between the U.S. and Iran escalated this year, the canal registered an increase in transits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
By comparison, transits averaged around 30 in late June after the U.S. and Iran signed a preliminary peace deal and nearly 100 in the 10 days before the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Unfortunately, transits of Venus, as they are known, are an irregular occurrence.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
