Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Spanning or crossing a continent: Describes something that extends across or traverses an entire continent.
   • On the farther side of a continent: Pertaining to or located on the opposite side of a continent.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The transcontinental railway was a monumental engineering achievement. (The railway that spans the continent was a monumental engineering achievement.)
  • They are transcontinental travelers, having journeyed from coast to coast. (They are travelers who have crossed the continent.)
  • The city's influence became truly transcontinental. (The city's influence extended across the continent.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe systems, routes, or movements that operate or exist across the breadth of a continent.
  • The company established a transcontinental fiber-optic network.
• Can modify abstract concepts like influence or communication.
  • The treaty had transcontinental implications.

Variants and Related Words

• Transcontinentally (adverb): In a transcontinental manner.
  • The signal was broadcast transcontinentally.

Synonyms

• Cross-continental: Extending across a continent.
• Continental-spanning: Covering the expanse of a continent.

Related Phrases

• Transcontinental flight: A flight that crosses a continent.
• Transcontinental journey: A trip made across a continent.

Adjective

1. spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
   • transcontinental railway
   • transcontinental travelers
   • a transcontinental city