transpacific

adjective

trans·​pa·​cif·​ic ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈsi-fik 

1

a

: crossing or extending across the Pacific Ocean

transpacific airlines

b

: relating to or involving crossing the Pacific Ocean

transpacific airfares

2

a

: situated or occurring beyond the Pacific Ocean

b

: of, relating to, or involving countries on both sides of the Pacific Ocean

the transpacific economy

Examples of transpacific in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With these changes, Astro Mechanica is developing the world’s first supersonic aircraft with transpacific capability. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025

American’s major Pacific assets is a transpacific alliance with partner Japan Air Lines. —Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Flights going west, like Sky Harbor's new transpacific routes, are longer than flights going east because of how the rotation of the Earth influences wind patterns, according to the aviation website Simple Flying. —Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The transpacific crosses proved to be not just vigorous and high-yielding but also surprisingly versatile. —Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for transpacific

• calorific
• conspecific
• hieroglyphic
• honorific
• nonspecific
• scientific
• soporific
• subspecific
• unspecific
• horrific
• pacific
• prolific

Kids Definition

transpacific

adjective

trans·​pa·​cif·​ic ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈsif-ik 

1

: crossing or extending across the Pacific Ocean

2

: located or occurring beyond the Pacific Ocean