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

This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

Construction of the 1,911-mile transcontinental railroad connecting California with the eastern half of the United States began in 1863, while the nation was engaged in a bloody civil war, and was completed six years later when its two legs were joined at Promontory Summit in Utah. — Dan Walters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

Tripling the size of a standard Platinum cabin, there are only a handful of these suites available across the entire transcontinental journey from Darwin to Adelaide. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

In Old Sacramento State Historic Park, field-trippers visit the California State Railroad Museum to learn about how locomotives changed the West dramatically, delivering settlers and increasing transcontinental trade. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026