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Transit may refer to:

Ford Transit, a Ford Motor Company van
Mass transit, public transport systems in which passengers are carried in large numbers
Navigational transit, when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line
Transit (ship), the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain Richard Hall Gower
Astronomical transit]], the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian
In surveying, to transit the telescope means to turn the telescope about the trunnion axis, thus turning the telescope through the vertical plane
Transit telescope, a special-purpose telescope mounted so as to point only at objects transiting the local meridian
A specialized type of theodolite used in surveying
Transit (satellite), the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally
Internet transit, one of two mechanisms by which Internet traffic is exchanged between internet service providers
Routing transit number, an identifying code used in transferring funds through banking institutions

Transit (band), an American pop-punk bank from Boston, Massachusetts
Transit (1979 film), a 1979 Israeli film
Transit (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four different people in countries in the world
Transit (2006 film), a 2006 film about Russian and American pilots in World War II
Transit (2012 film), an American thriller
Transit (novel), a 1964 science fiction by Edmund Cooper
Transit Visa (novel), title also translated as just Transit, a 1944 novel by Anna Seghers
Transit (Doctor Who), a 1992 novel by Ben Aaronovitch based on the TV series Doctor Who
Transit (Sponge Cola album)
Transit (A. J. Croce album)
Transit Transit, an album by the band Autolux
Transit, stage name of Canadian indie hip-hop artist Dan Bennett

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 * [[Navigational transit]], when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line
 * [[Transit (ship)]], the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain [[Richard Hall Gower]]
+* Astronomical transit]], the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian
-* [[TransIT]], the public transportation bus service in Frederick, Maryland
-* [[Transit New Zealand]], a [[crown entity]] responsible for the New Zealand national state highway network
-==Science and technology==
-* [[Astrological transit]], the comparison and evaluation of planets in their current position in relation to those on a Natal Chart
-* [[Astronomical transit]], the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian
 * In [[surveying]], to transit the [[telescope]] means to turn the telescope about the [[trunnion |trunnion axis]], thus turning the telescope through the vertical plane
 * [[Transit telescope]], a special-purpose telescope mounted so as to point only at objects transiting the local meridian