What is the meaning of transient?

(DoD) Personnel, ships, or craft stopping temporarily at a post, station, or port to which they are not assigned or attached, and having destination elsewhere.
(DoD) An independent merchant ship calling at a port and sailing within 12 hours, and for which routing instructions to a further port have been promulgated.
(DoD) An individual awaiting orders, transport, etc., at a post or station to which he or she is not attached or assigned.
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APAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). (2011). transient. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/transient/definitions/1964496
ChicagoMilitary Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "transient" http://smartdefine.org/transient/definitions/1964496 (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardMilitary Dictionary (DoD) 2011, transient, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/transient/definitions/1964496>.
MLAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). "transient" 4 April 2011. Web. 26 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/transient/definitions/1964496>
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