transcontinental Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
    • transcontinental railway
    • transcontinental travelers
    • a transcontinental city

WordNet

Trans*con`ti*nen"tal adjective
Etymology
Pref. trans- + continental.
Definitions
  1. Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental railroad or journey.

Webster 1913