transit

Example Sentences

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Iraq said it’s received permission from Iran to have its oil tankers transit the strait.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Metro kiosk, which offers the supposed convenience of paying public transit fare to a machine.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

On Saturday, Turkey's transport minister said that a second Turkish-flagged vessel had crossed the strait - one of 15 that had been waiting to transit since hostilities erupted.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In a small number of cases, ships have paid to transit, with the going rate quoted at up to $2 million in Chinese yuan for a very large crude carrier, Raanan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The first transit of Mercury was seen by Gassendi in 1631; of Venus by Horrocks in 1639.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton