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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Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway with direct links to major ports on both coasts of the U.S. and Canada.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Bettmann/Getty Images But Chinese Americans had reason to be hopeful in the wake of the transcontinental railroad's completion.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
The transcontinental railroad was massive, but that was about one mode: railroads.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Abraham Lincoln’s transcontinental railroad opened the western frontier to settlement and commerce while creating new industries from scratch, such as steel and oil.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Bettmann/Getty Images But Chinese Americans had reason to be hopeful in the wake of the transcontinental railroad's completion.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
The transcontinental railroad was massive, but that was about one mode: railroads.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Abraham Lincoln’s transcontinental railroad opened the western frontier to settlement and commerce while creating new industries from scratch, such as steel and oil.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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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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