transcontinental
pronunciation
How to pronounce transcontinental in British English:
UK [ˌtrænzˌkɒntɪˈnentl]
How to pronounce transcontinental in American English:
US [ˌtrænzˌkɑntɪˈnentl]
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- Adjective:
- spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
Word Origin
- transcontinental (adj.)
- also trans-continental, 1853 (in transcontinental railroad), American English, from trans- + continental.
Example
- 1. The elephant project is an art-based , transcontinental online curriculum for high school students .
- 2. Many ended up joining the california gold rush or helping to build the first transcontinental american railroad .
- 3. Summary : in ayn rand 's atlas shrugged , heroine dagny taggart fights to save her transcontinental railroad from collapse .
- 4. Later it was referred to as the " roosevelt highway , " a name that was given to the entire transcontinental route 6 .
- 5. It closely approximates the lincoln highway route and traces other important travel pathways such as oregon trail , california trail and the complete route of the first transcontinental railroad .