transcontinental

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How to pronounce transcontinental in British English: 英 [ˌtrænzˌkɒntɪˈnentl]word uk audio image

How to pronounce transcontinental in American English: 美 [ˌtrænzˌkɑntɪˈnentl] word us audio image

  • Adjective:
    spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent

单词词源

transcontinental (adj.)
also trans-continental, 1853 (in transcontinental railroad), American English, from trans- + continental.

双语例句

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 .

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