transcontinental
adjective
trans·con·ti·nen·tal
ˌtran(t)s-ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-tᵊl 
ˌtranz-
: extending or going across a continent
a transcontinental railroad
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In Old Sacramento State Historic Park, field-trippers visit the California State Railroad Museum to learn about how locomotives changed the West dramatically, delivering settlers and increasing transcontinental trade.
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Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Think the internet or transcontinental railroad.
—Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
New aircraft designs are aimed at cutting transcontinental travel times while avoiding the disruptive sonic booms that limited earlier jets.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Eventually, the planes will fly multiple transcontinental routes out of JFK, as well as Boston-Los Angeles.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
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Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Think the internet or transcontinental railroad.
—Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
New aircraft designs are aimed at cutting transcontinental travel times while avoiding the disruptive sonic booms that limited earlier jets.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Eventually, the planes will fly multiple transcontinental routes out of JFK, as well as Boston-Los Angeles.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for transcontinental
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transcontinental
adjective
trans·con·ti·nen·tal
ˌtran(t)s-ˌkänt-ᵊn-ˈent-ᵊl
: extending or going across a continent
a transcontinental flight
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