transpacific

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

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of transpacific

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

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Recent Examples of transpacific from the Web

The state's power costs are relatively low, Hillsboro is close to transpacific communications cables that land on the Oregon cost, and property is inexpensive compared to other markets.

— mike rogoway, OregonLive.com, "Data center plans huge 92-acre project in Hillsboro," 28 May 2018
Although historians knew of this transpacific slave trade, the origins of its victims were lost.

— lizzie wade, Science | AAAS, "Latin America’s lost histories revealed in modern DNA," 12 Apr. 2018
A transpacific team of researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to correct a mutation that leads to an often devastating heart condition.

— joel michael reynolds, Time, "Gene Editing Might Mean My Brother Would’ve Never Existed," 9 Aug. 2017
The flight also marks Boston’s first non-stop service to Asia and the 787’s first transpacific flight.

— jason paur, WIRED, "Boeing 787 Dreamliner Begins First U.S. Passenger Flights," 23 Apr. 2012
Sail anywhere that Celebrity does (excluding transatlantic, transpacific, and Galapagos sailings) between February 2017 and April 2018 to take advantage of the offer.

— elissa garay, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Cruise Deals of 2017's 'Wave Season'," 5 Jan. 2017

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