transcontinental
adjective
trans·con·ti·nen·tal
ˌtran(t)s-ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-tᵊl 
ˌtranz-
: extending or going across a continent
a transcontinental railroad
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For that, the creation of the transcontinental network to help develop the project is key, and per Durán Rojas will likely remain so.
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Marina E. Franco, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
The book falls short in its attempt to tie Yin Manor’s haunted nature to the exploitation of the thousands of Chinese migrants who built the Western half of the first transcontinental railroad, however.
—Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
School children can tell you, for example, that in the 1860s the builders of the first transcontinental railroad recruited Chinese men to lay tracks through the snowy Sierra Nevadas.
—Steve Inskeep, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The rest of the season hinged on Spencer and Alex’s transcontinental journey back to Bozeman, Montana, to both save the Dutton ranch and his family from external threats.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Marina E. Franco, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
The book falls short in its attempt to tie Yin Manor’s haunted nature to the exploitation of the thousands of Chinese migrants who built the Western half of the first transcontinental railroad, however.
—Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
School children can tell you, for example, that in the 1860s the builders of the first transcontinental railroad recruited Chinese men to lay tracks through the snowy Sierra Nevadas.
—Steve Inskeep, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The rest of the season hinged on Spencer and Alex’s transcontinental journey back to Bozeman, Montana, to both save the Dutton ranch and his family from external threats.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Transcontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcontinental. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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transcontinental
adjective
trans·con·ti·nen·tal
ˌtran(t)s-ˌkänt-ᵊn-ˈent-ᵊl
: extending or going across a continent
a transcontinental flight
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