transcontinental

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

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Recent Examples of transcontinental For transcontinental flights, the Flagship First suites will be unavailable starting on March 28, 2027. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 The Overland Mail Company launched the first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco, initiating the government’s mail delivery across the nation. — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 An agreement could provide momentum for talks to renew the USMCA North American trade pact; US-Mexico talks have dragged on, and the White House has publicly opposed renewing the transcontinental deal. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for transcontinental
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continental
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  • Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For now, breakfast is served there with a continental buffet and robust menu of Indonesian and Western dishes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Transcontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcontinental. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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