transit

(noun) a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod. Synonyms: theodolite.

(noun) a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods. Synonyms: transportation system, transportation.

(noun) a journey usually by ship. Synonyms: passage. Example: "The outward passage took 10 days."

(verb) make a passage or journey from one place to another. Synonyms: pass through, move through, pass across, pass over. Example: "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "some travelers pass through the desert."

(verb) pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place). Example: "The comet will transit on september 11."

(verb) revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction.

(verb) cause or enable to pass through. Example: "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day."