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Transit

The word "transit", when used alone, has several possible meanings in English

• means of transportation, including mass transit, rapid transit, public transit, public transport; see transit (transportation)
• in astronomy or navigational position lines, an event involving two bodies along the same line of sight; see astronomical transit
• in surveying, a specialized instrument (more specifically, a specialized theodolite, and not to be confused with a transit instrument in astronomy, for which see below); see transit (surveying)

"Transit" is also a part of the name of:

• transit papers or transit visa; see border control
• transit instrument, an specialized astronomical telescope for observing transits

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