Mary was born prematurely during a 16 hour transcontinental flight.
Source: tatoeba (3332737)
Transcontinental
//ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl//
Synonyms for "transcontinental" (2 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 15 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- միջմայրցամաքային adj (crossing a continent)
Danish
1 entries- transkontinental adj (crossing a continent)
Finnish
1 entries- mantereen ylittävä adj (crossing a continent)
French
1 entries- transcontinental adj (crossing a continent)
Friulian
1 entries- transcontinentâl adj (crossing a continent)
Georgian
1 entries- ტრანსკონტინენტური adj (crossing a continent)
German
1 entries- transkontinental adj (crossing a continent)
Icelandic
2 entries- sem fer þvert yfir meginland adj (crossing a continent)
- sem liggur þvert yfir meginland adj (crossing a continent)
Italian
1 entries- transcontinentale adj (crossing a continent)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- transkontinental adj (crossing a continent)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- transkontinental adj (crossing a continent)
Portuguese
1 entries- transcontinental adj (crossing a continent)
Russian
1 entries- трансконтинента́льный adj (crossing a continent)
Spanish
1 entries- transcontinental adj (crossing a continent)
Swedish
1 entries- transkontinental adj (crossing a continent)
Sample sentences
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John set a transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in 3 hours and 23 minutes.
Source: tatoeba (3958750)
Algeria isn't a transcontinental country but it's very close to Europe.
Source: tatoeba (10120296)
In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay.
Source: wiktionary
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