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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Union Pacific is calling this merger the nation’s first truly transcontinental railroad, although for practical purposes, the first complete rail connection was completed 156 years ago.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The year that mother died, 1869, was the one when the transcontinental railroad linked us to the rest of the world.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Approximately 30 percent of Hub’s intermodal business is transcontinental.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Most notably, China is building an ambitious transcontinental railway in Brazil to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The year that mother died, 1869, was the one when the transcontinental railroad linked us to the rest of the world.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Approximately 30 percent of Hub’s intermodal business is transcontinental.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Most notably, China is building an ambitious transcontinental railway in Brazil to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Transcontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcontinental. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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