transit vs transportation

transportation vs transit

transit and transportation both are nouns.

transit is a verb but transportation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, transit and transportation are synonyms defined as:

transit and transportation: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

Other synonyms of transit include transportation system.

transit (noun)	transportation (noun)
a journey usually by ship	the act of moving something from one location to another
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod	the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods	the act of expelling a person from their native land
	a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
	the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

transit (verb)	transportation (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 transportation

Words related to "transportation"

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