interoceanic

adjective

in·​ter·​oce·​an·​ic ˌin-tər-ˌō-shē-ˈa-nik 

variants or inter-oceanic

: existing or extending between oceans

an interoceanic canal

Examples of interoceanic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tour companies also offer helicopter and airplane options, giving visitors the chance to get a bird’s-eye view of interoceanic trade. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interoceanic

• aldermanic
• inorganic
• magellanic
• messianic
• oceanic
• pozzolanic
• talismanic
• transuranic
• bannock
• laennec
• manic
• panic