transit
n 1: an instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles,
consisting of a small tripod-mounted telescope [syn: {theodolite}]
2: the roads and equipment necessary for the movement of
passengers or goods [syn: {transportation system}, {transportation}]
3: a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10
days" [syn: {passage}]
v : make a transit [syn: {pass through}, {pass across}, {pass
over}]