Definition of "Transit" :

noun: a journey usually by ship

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

noun: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

verb: cause or enable to pass through

"The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day."

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

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)

"The comet will transit on September 11."

verb: make a passage or journey from one place to another