Transcontinental
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Transcontinental is an adjective meaning Crossing or spanning a continent.
Meaning
Crossing or spanning a continent.
More Meanings
- (chiefly in the plural) a transcontinental railroad.
Example Sentences
It is the transcontinental trains which figure most prominently in railway advertising. Both railways run two trains in each direction.
Stretched across the Dominion of Canada are two parallel but dissimilar railways - the continent's only true transcontinentals north of the Rio Grande.
In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay.
Word Forms
- trans-continental
- transcontinentals
Synonyms for transcontinental
Depending on context, synonyms include continental.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include continental, intercontinental, transnational, continentwide, pancontinental, transcountry.
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