ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ ˈpɑːsɪŋ ˈtɹæn.zɪt tɹænˈzɪʃən the act of passing from one state or place to the next a journey usually by ship the outward passage took 10 days the act of passing something to another person a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another the passage of air from the lungs the passing of flatus the passing of a law by a legislative body a way through or along which someone or something may pass a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass the nasal passages 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 stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets