TRANSIT


Meaning of TRANSIT in English

noun

1 process of transporting sth

TRANSIT + NOUN

▪ point

The port has become a ~ point in the drug trade.

▪ camp

a ~ camp for refugees

▪ lounge

The passengers had been transferred into the ~ lounge.

▪ visa ( esp. AmE )

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~

The goods were damaged in ~.

▪ ~ between

goods in ~ between factory and store

▪ ~ from , ~ to

in ~ from factory to store

2 ( AmE ) system for moving people

ADJECTIVE

▪ mass , public

An improved mass ~ system would cut traffic on the roads.

▪ rapid

▪ rail

▪ city , local , regional , urban

TRANSIT + NOUN

▪ system

The city has acquired a light rail ~ system.

▪ hub , station

▪ agency , authority

▪ officer , official , police , worker

▪ union

▪ strike

The New York ~ strike is in its second day.

▪ bus , train

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .