in-transitadj.

Forms: Also intransit.

Etymology: < in prep. + transit n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: in-ˈtransit.

Of or pertaining to people, goods, etc., that are in transit; being in transit.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > [adjective] > in course of being transported

in-transit1918

1918 E. R. Johnson & G. G. Huebner Princ. Ocean Transportation iii. xx. 309 The granting of in-transit privileges on all-rail routes.

1951 Manila Daily Bulletin 26 Mar. 1–P The ship had seven intransit passengers and around 1,741 tons of transit cargo.

1967 V. S. Naipaul Mimic Men iii. vii. 279 There were no aeroplanes..that day... Sixteen intransit hours awaited me.

1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 102/2 The in-transit time between UK/Europe and the Far East could be considerably reduced by transporting containers by rail across the North American continent.

1971 Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 17 Nov. 38/4 Miss Milford Rohrbaugh, 53, an American tourist slipped and fell in the intransit lounge of the Palisadoes Airport yesterday on her way to board an aircraft to Miami, Florida.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	in-transit
释义	in-transitadj. Forms: Also intransit. Etymology: < in prep. + transit n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: in-ˈtransit. Of or pertaining to people, goods, etc., that are in transit; being in transit. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [adjective] > in course of being transported in-transit1918 1918 E. R. Johnson & G. G. Huebner Princ. Ocean Transportation iii. xx. 309 The granting of in-transit privileges on all-rail routes. 1951 Manila Daily Bulletin 26 Mar. 1–P The ship had seven intransit passengers and around 1,741 tons of transit cargo. 1967 V. S. Naipaul Mimic Men iii. vii. 279 There were no aeroplanes..that day... Sixteen intransit hours awaited me. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 102/2 The in-transit time between UK/Europe and the Far East could be considerably reduced by transporting containers by rail across the North American continent. 1971 Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 17 Nov. 38/4 Miss Milford Rohrbaugh, 53, an American tourist slipped and fell in the intransit lounge of the Palisadoes Airport yesterday on her way to board an aircraft to Miami, Florida. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1918
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