Synonyms for transit
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Noun
1. Transportation
Other
public transport UK AU NZ, passage, journey, pass-through, passthru US, motion, theodolite, transitude rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of passing over, across, or through something.
Forms
- Plural
- transits → transportations, transports, conveyances, passages…
Example sentences
- transport By what means of transport are you going home now?
- transportation How do I get to my job with public transportation?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| transit | falling | |
| transport | falling | |
| transportation | falling | |
| conveyance | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- motion2
- 7 letters
- journey2, passage2
- 8 letters
- passthru
- 9 letters
- transport2
- 10 letters
- conveyance3, theodolite, transitude
- 14 letters
- transportation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motion2 = 2 syllables).