continental U.S.

noun

: the states of the U.S. except for Hawaii

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Work will be performed in Stratford; Owego, New York; Trumbull, Connecticut, and other locations within the continental U.S. and is expected to be completed in November 2027. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024 The warm and above-average temperatures in the weather forecast across the continental U.S. for Christmas week of 2024 are expected to keep any precipitation that falls as rain, not snow, for many parts of the country. —

Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024 Travel from international, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico to continental U.S. blacked out February 21-23 and March 14-April 27, 2025. —

Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Five hurricanes made landfall in the continental U.S., tying several years for the second most in history, according to a review Klotzbach published. —

Evan Bush, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for continental U.S.

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