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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The lay-flat seat don’t have the typical five-X price delta of transcontinental and international carriers.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
The first step would be the blessing of the Surface Transportation Board, whose Republican chair has privately expressed an openness to a transcontinental merger, Semafor reported in June.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
The businessman who arrived in Canada with dreams of building a transcontinental railway and several hotels died when the RMS Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean on April 14, 1912.
—Danielle Harling, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
The Beacon on Mount Diablo was installed and illuminated in 1928 to aid in transcontinental aviation.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
The first step would be the blessing of the Surface Transportation Board, whose Republican chair has privately expressed an openness to a transcontinental merger, Semafor reported in June.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
The businessman who arrived in Canada with dreams of building a transcontinental railway and several hotels died when the RMS Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean on April 14, 1912.
—Danielle Harling, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
The Beacon on Mount Diablo was installed and illuminated in 1928 to aid in transcontinental aviation.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Transcontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcontinental. Accessed 27 Jul. 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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