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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American Updates Onboard Meal Service, Adds Pay-With-Miles Lounge Access
For passengers in the premium cabin on transcontinental flights as well as flights to Hawaii are in for some new meals soon.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Entry to the lounges will not include, at least immediately, travelers on other Mint routes such as transcontinental flights, Jayne O’Brien, JetBlue’s head of marketing and customer support, told CNBC.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Entry to the lounges will not include, at least immediately, travelers on other Mint routes such as transcontinental flights, Jayne O’Brien, JetBlue’s head of marketing and customer support, told CNBC.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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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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