transcontinental

🇬🇧 UK/'trænzkɔnti'nentәl/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLA2

Definitions

adj.

Crossing or spanning an entire continent.

横贯大陆的

n.

A transcontinental railroad.

横贯大陆的铁路

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
transacross, beyond
+
continentalother
=transcontinental

Common Collocations

  • 1.transcontinental railroad横贯大陆的铁路
  • 2.transcontinental flight跨大陆航班
  • 3.transcontinental route跨大陆路线
  • 4.transcontinental journey跨大陆旅程

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The transcontinental railroad connected the east and west coasts of America.

  • 2.

    She embarked on a transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles.

  • 3.

    The transcontinental highway project took decades to complete.

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