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transpontine [trans-pon-tin, -tahyn] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- across or beyond a bridge.
- on the southern side of the Thames in London.
Origin of transpontine 1835–45; trans- + Latin pont- (stem of pōns) bridge + -ine1 Examples from the Web for transpontine Historical Examples of transpontine
As the outcome of transpontine delicacy it must, however, be respected.
John Camden Hotten
He was wrestling with hideous melodrama, often described to him by patrons of Thespian art at transpontine theatres.
Robert Ross
Steak and onions was the strong act of a romantic drama after the very heart of this transpontine rough.
Ernest William Hornung
It is here the same in the melodrama of the transpontine theatre as in the tragedies of the Greek dramatists and Shakespeare.
Alexander H. Japp
This transpontine restriction undoubtedly narrows the life and interests of Julfa.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2)
Isabella L. Bird
British Dictionary definitions for transpontine transpontine adjective
- on or from the far side of a bridge
- archaic on or from the south side of the Thames in London
Word Origin for transpontine C19: trans- + -pontine, from Latin pōns bridge