transcontinental

English - Turkish

Definition of transcontinental in English Turkish dictionary: kıtaötesi; kıtayı kateden; kıtanın öte tarafındaki; kıta ötesi

English - English

Definition of transcontinental in English English dictionary: Crossing, spanning a continent; extending or passing across a continent; A transcontinental journey or route goes from one side of a continent to the other. In American English, transcontinental usually means from one side of the United States to the other. in mid-nineteenth-century America, before the transcontinental railroad was built. crossing a continent; Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental railroad or journey; spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental travelers"; "a transcontinental city"; crossing, spanning or on the far side of a continent; {s} that crosses a continent; on the other side of a continent; spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental travelers"; "a transcontinental city
Transcontinental Railway: railway connecting the eastern and western portions of the United States (completed May 10, 1869)

transcontinental

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trans·con·ti·nen·tal

tränzkäntînentıl

/ˌtranzˌkäntəˈnentəl/ /ˌtrænzˌkɑːntɪˈnɛntəl/

() trans- +‎ continental

... So in the middle of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln said, let's help to finance the Transcontinental ...

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