TRANSIT


Meaning of TRANSIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trænzɪt ]

1.

Transit is the carrying of goods or people by vehicle from one place to another.

During their talks, the two presidents discussed the transit of goods between the two countries.

N-UNCOUNT

If people or things are in transit , they are travelling or being taken from one place to another.

They were in transit to Bombay...

PHRASE : v-link PHR , PHR after v

2.

A transit area is an area where people wait or where goods are kept between different stages of a journey.

...refugees arriving at the two transit camps.

ADJ : ADJ n

3.

A transit system is a system for moving people or goods from one place to another, for example using buses or trains. ( AM; in BRIT, use transport system )

= transport

N-UNCOUNT : oft N n

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