Synonyms of transcontinental

transcontinental

adjective

as in continental

going across a continent

the transcontinental railroad

a six-hour transcontinental flight

Related Words

• continental
• intercontinental
• multinational
• transnational
• foreign

Dissimilar Words

• national
• international
• domestic
• internal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transcontinental

At the same time, the pilot shortage forced major airlines to pull flight crews out of regional partners to fill cockpits on their high-margin international and transcontinental routes. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Lucky for roughage lovers, McKinnon’s salad daring also made the transcontinental move. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026

During much of the 2010s, Beijing poured billions of dollars into in Latin American infrastructure, such as ports, massive dams, and even a transcontinental railway meant to link Peru’s Pacific coast to Brazil’s Atlantic. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

The push westward On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met in Promontory, Utah – uniting their two tracks and making the transcontinental railroad whole. — Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026