transit vs passage

passage vs transit

transit and passage both are nouns.

transit is a verb but passage is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transit	Yes	No	Yes	No
passage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, transit and passage are synonyms defined as:

transit and passage: a journey usually by ship

transit (noun)	passage (noun)
a journey usually by ship	a journey usually by ship
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod	the passing of a law by a legislative body
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods	the act of passing something to another person
	the act of passing from one state or place to the next
	a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
	a way through or along which someone or something may pass
	a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
	a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
	a short section of a musical composition
	the motion of one object relative to another

transit (verb)	passage (verb)
make a passage or journey from one place to another
cause or enable to pass through
revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

Difference between transit and passage

Words related to "passage"

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