intercontinental
adjective
in·ter·con·ti·nen·tal
ˌin-tər-ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-tᵊl 
1
: extending among continents or carried on between continents
2
: capable of traveling between continents
intercontinental ballistic missile
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Last year, American and Japanese officials met at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, where the Japanese delegation visited the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
John Wick’s version of reality has its own currency (golden coins) and housing system (an intercontinental chain of hotels), as well as a set of laws that mix Samurai-like honor with feudal justice.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
The seventh place team in South American qualifying will advance to an intercontinental playoff for a spot in the World Cup.
—Mauricio Savarese, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Despite the huge price tag, it’s designed to counter long-range threats, like intercontinental ballistic missiles fired from a different hemisphere.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
John Wick’s version of reality has its own currency (golden coins) and housing system (an intercontinental chain of hotels), as well as a set of laws that mix Samurai-like honor with feudal justice.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
The seventh place team in South American qualifying will advance to an intercontinental playoff for a spot in the World Cup.
—Mauricio Savarese, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Despite the huge price tag, it’s designed to counter long-range threats, like intercontinental ballistic missiles fired from a different hemisphere.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for intercontinental
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercontinental. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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intercontinental
adjective
in·ter·con·ti·nen·tal
ˌint-ər-ˌkänt-ᵊn-ˈent-ᵊl
1
: extending among or carried on between continents
intercontinental trade
2
: capable of traveling from one continent to another
an intercontinental ballistic missile
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