← ← All Words A–Z

transit

US /ˈtrænzɪt/UK /ˈtrænzɪt/

noun Target · B2 Mua hàng & vận chuyển

Definition

a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Estimated transit time for standard overland shipping is three to five business days.

Word Family

NounNoun
transit gốc transition
VerbVerb
transit gốc transition
AdjectiveAdj
—
AdverbAdv
—

Synonyms

  • transportationa facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
  • passagethe act of passing from one state or place to the next

Collocations

  • Easy public transit system
    describing public transit system (people in general considered as a whole)
  • Medium lost goods in transit
    to lost goods in transit, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
  • Hard rapid transit network expansion plan
    describing rapid transit network expansion plan (a part of a river where the current is very fast)
  • Very Hard planetary transit across the solar disc
    describing planetary transit across the solar disc (of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.