transcontinental

as in continental
going across a continent the transcontinental railroad a six-hour transcontinental flight

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Recent Examples of transcontinental Overture could fly at Mach 1.3, shortening U.S. transcontinental flights by up to 90 minutes. Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 made immigration into California and shipping produce out of the state much easier. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 June 2025 And for George, the nation needs the transcontinental railroad. Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025 These swans have been spotted by pilots at heights of up to 25,000 feet during their transcontinental migrations between Europe and Asia. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for transcontinental
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continental
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  • The experience is even more special to the director coming from a small European country, given the festival’s push for continental collaboration.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 July 2025
  • But perhaps driven by continued lust for continental superiority, Mexican clubs have increasingly become exporters rather than developers of talent.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

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“Transcontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcontinental. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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