adj

transcontinental

tranz-kon-tih-NEHN-tuhl

adj

Crossing or extending across an entire continent.

"The transcontinental railroad connected the east and west coasts."

"They took a transcontinental road trip across the United States."

How to Use Transcontinental

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSpanning a whole continent.

Common pairings

transcontinental railroad transcontinental flight

transcontinentals plural

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The _____ railroad connected the east and west coasts.

Formed from "trans-" ("across") plus "continental."

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