interoceanic

adjective

in·​ter·​oce·​an·​ic ˌin-tər-ˌō-shē-ˈa-nik How to pronounce interoceanic (audio)
variants or inter-oceanic
: existing or extending between oceans
an interoceanic canal

Examples of interoceanic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web President Daniel Ortega is currently focused on an enormous undertaking: an attempt to build a second interoceanic canal just north of the existing Panama Canal. Jorge G. Castañeda, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015 The Panama Canal is a channel, or interoceanic highway that connects North America and South America by water, according to the ACP. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023 In 2014 — the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal’s completion — Nicaragua made plans for its own interoceanic linkage, which would be triple the length of Panama’s. Lucas Laursen, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2014

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Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interoceanic was in 1817

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“Interoceanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interoceanic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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