transpacific

adjective

trans·​pa·​cif·​ic ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈsi-fik How to pronounce transpacific (audio)
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 And then, 14 years after that, the Spanish colonized Manila as the hub of their transpacific trade. Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2015 Ukraine has formally asked to join a transpacific trade pact, Japanese and New Zealand authorities said Friday, according to Reuters news agency. Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 7 July 2023 So maybe a transpacific flight is too long for having nonreclining seats. Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 14 June 2023 The move, which analysts said was partly a response to transpacific tensions, came as investment giants BlackRock and Goldman Sachs said U.S. investors were wary of political risks surrounding business in China — and as two-way trade flows continue to shrink. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 10 June 2023 In March, the company announced two new transpacific subsea cables connecting Singapore to the U.S. west coast, Bifrost and Echo, with Google participating in the latter. Vlad Savov, Bloomberg.com, 16 Aug. 2021 The first C-5 Galaxy flew on June 30, 1968, and soon began flying the transpacific run from California to Southeast Asia, supporting the Vietnam War. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2020 Santoro also noted that Delta is deploying bigger aircraft at LAX, from Airbus A220 aircraft replacing smaller regional planes, to new A321neo and large A350 jets on transpacific routes. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022 Both airlines plan to use Boeing 787 aircraft for the flights, and the transpacific service will take about 17.5 hours southbound and 16 hours northbound, according to Air New Zealand. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of transpacific was in 1891

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“Transpacific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transpacific. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.

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transpacific

adjective
trans·​pa·​cif·​ic ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈsif-ik How to pronounce transpacific (audio)
1
: crossing or extending across the Pacific Ocean
2
: located or occurring beyond the Pacific Ocean
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