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transcontinental

adjective

trans·​con·​ti·​nen·​tal ˌtran(t)s-ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-tᵊl How to pronounce transcontinental (audio)
ˌtranz-
: extending or going across a continent
a transcontinental railroad

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web JetBlue offers lie-flat seats on some transcontinental routes and to London, while Spirit does not have a first/business class cabin. Amanda Maile, ABC News, 29 July 2022 His town was founded in the 1860s to support the transcontinental railroad — a crowning achievement that before long was largely displaced by automobiles. Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Another north-south transcontinental route, I-75 goes from Miami to Sault Ste. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 4 May 2022 Decades ago, transcontinental trains and buses leaving the old Art Deco Greyhound depot a few blocks away, did brisk business. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 One hundred and eight years ago today, on July 29, 1914, a test was made of the first transcontinental phone link, from New York City to San Francisco. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 The writer William Alexander follows the winding path toward the answer in what resembles a transcontinental treasure hunt. Angelina Torre, WSJ, 14 July 2022 In 1938, Corrigan made a celebrated transcontinental flight from Long Beach to New York. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Later that year, the Shenandoah did travel from New Jersey to California to Washington, the first transcontinental flight by a rigid airship. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transcontinental was in 1853

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