TRANSCONTINENTAL Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

transcontinental

adjective

Definition of transcontinental

as in continental

going across a continent the transcontinental railroad a six-hour transcontinental flight

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Recent Examples of transcontinental The push westward On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met in Promontory, Utah – uniting their two tracks and making the transcontinental railroad whole. — Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Set in post-Civil War America, former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) joins the lawless traveling town ‘Hell on Wheels,’ which follows the construction of the first-ever transcontinental railroad. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 On the other side of the country, waves of Chinese migrants arrived in San Francisco starting in the 19th century, drawn by the Gold Rush and transcontinental railroad construction. — Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026 The pending Norfolk Southern acquisition, which would create a 50,000-mile transcontinental network, involves $20 billion in cash plus the issuance of 225 million shares, pending regulatory approval. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for transcontinental

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continental

Adjective

These areas also safeguard over 80,000 miles of rivers in the continental United States.

— Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
The pattern has persisted across the continental United States this summer but has been especially dramatic in coastal Southern California, Swain said.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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