TRANSCONTINENTAL


Meaning of TRANSCONTINENTAL in English

— transcontinentally , adv.

/trans'kon tn en"tl/ , adj.

1. passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.

2. on the other, or far, side of a continent.

[ 1850-55, Amer. ; TRANS- + CONTINENTAL ]

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