as in continental
going across a continent
the transcontinental railroad a six-hour transcontinental flight
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In addition to vital avalanche data for backcountry skiers and ski resorts, the NWAC also contributes to climate research and weather forecasts for Interstate 90, one of the nation’s major transcontinental highways, which crosses the Cascade Mountains in Washington.
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Nick Bowlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
As transcontinental railroads created a national market and massive industrial development created new industries and new technologies, astonishing inventions poured out steadily from the workshops of Thomas Edison and his imitators and rivals.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
Notably, complimentary access will not be extended to Mint customers traveling within the Americas, such as transcontinental and Caribbean routes.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
On this day in 1869, The United States was connected from coast to coast by the first transcontinental railroad.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
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Nick Bowlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
As transcontinental railroads created a national market and massive industrial development created new industries and new technologies, astonishing inventions poured out steadily from the workshops of Thomas Edison and his imitators and rivals.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
Notably, complimentary access will not be extended to Mint customers traveling within the Americas, such as transcontinental and Caribbean routes.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
On this day in 1869, The United States was connected from coast to coast by the first transcontinental railroad.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
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“Transcontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcontinental. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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