transcontinental
adjective
trans·con·ti·nen·tal
ˌtran(t)s-ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-tᵊl 
ˌtranz-
: extending or going across a continent
a transcontinental railroad
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New aircraft designs are aimed at cutting transcontinental travel times while avoiding the disruptive sonic booms that limited earlier jets.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Eventually, the planes will fly multiple transcontinental routes out of JFK, as well as Boston-Los Angeles.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The study tracked movements in the economy cabin during transcontinental flights and found that passengers in window seats were far less likely to get up during flights, with only about 40% doing so compared with 80% of those in aisle seats.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
Indeed, concern about rampant logging in the Santa Cruz mountains, following the Gold Rush and the opening of the transcontinental railroad, ignited the region’s parks movement, according to Barth.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Eventually, the planes will fly multiple transcontinental routes out of JFK, as well as Boston-Los Angeles.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The study tracked movements in the economy cabin during transcontinental flights and found that passengers in window seats were far less likely to get up during flights, with only about 40% doing so compared with 80% of those in aisle seats.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
Indeed, concern about rampant logging in the Santa Cruz mountains, following the Gold Rush and the opening of the transcontinental railroad, ignited the region’s parks movement, according to Barth.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
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transcontinental
adjective
trans·con·ti·nen·tal
ˌtran(t)s-ˌkänt-ᵊn-ˈent-ᵊl
: extending or going across a continent
a transcontinental flight
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