Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
transcontinental [trans-kon-tn-en-tl] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
- on the other, or far, side of a continent.
Origin of transcontinental An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; trans- + continental Related formstrans·con·ti·nen·tal·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for transcontinental Contemporary Examples of transcontinental
Hannah Hart recently finished a transcontinental tour that linked with other emerging web video artists.
YouTube, Netflix, and the Death of Television
Rich Goldstein
November 14, 2013
Transcontinental rail was a great idea in the 19th century, when it was actually the fastest way to get from point A to Point B.
Megan McArdle
February 5, 2013
Then there was that amazing by-product of the Civil War, the Transcontinental Railroad.
Kevin Baker
November 28, 2010
The most remarkable fact about the Transcontinental Railroad was how well Americans understood its purpose, and its benefits.
Kevin Baker
November 28, 2010
Historical Examples of transcontinental
Louisville and Transcontinental was the one stock about which I did know something.
Joseph C. Lincoln
They were seated now in the conference room of Transcontinental Airways.
John W Campbell
Thoughtfully the president of the great Transcontinental Lines looked at it.
John W Campbell
It was the great Transcontinental Airways that had suffered most repeatedly.
John W Campbell
Our transcontinental journey this evening ended at the Golden Gate.
Heman White Chaplin
British Dictionary definitions for transcontinental transcontinental adjective
- crossing a continent
- on or from the far side of a continent
Derived Formstranscontinentally, adverb Word Origin and History for transcontinental adj.
1853 (in transcontinental railroad), American English, from trans- + continental.