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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Kim said after that test the development of the IRBM system was as important to North Korea’s security as its intercontinental ballistic missiles, which in theory could reach the United States mainland.
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
By the 1600s, the Portuguese had arrived, trading goods and introducing intercontinental slavery.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
By the 1600s, the Portuguese had arrived, trading goods and introducing intercontinental slavery.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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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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