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ˌtrans-contiˈnental, a. (n.)
Also freq. without hyphen.
[f. trans- 3 + continental. Cf. mod.F. transcontinental (Littré).]
A. adj. That extends or passes across a continent; also, of or pertaining to the farther side of a continent.
1853Harper's Mag. Feb. 550/2 A company..to construct a trans-continental railroad. 1869J. A. Poor (title) Transcontinental Railway [from Atlantic to Pacific in U.S.]. 1876J. A. Allen Amer. Bison (1877) 465 The great trans-continental emigrant route by way of the South Pass. 1883W. J. Smith in 19th Cent. Nov. 841 The transcontinental railway which Queensland is about to construct. 1898Westm. Gaz. 27 Sept. 6/1 Mr. R. L. J―, the well-known Trans-Continental cyclist, arrived safely in Khiva on the 5th inst.
B. ellipt. as n. A trans-continental railway, a trans-continental train. Chiefly Canad.
1907Eye Opener (Calgary) 18 July 3/3 Dealing with the immense expenditure on the G.T.P. transcontinental. 1920J. M. Gibbon Conquering Hero 147 At Winnipeg the transcontinental was boarded by..a rancher on his way back to the foothills. 1955Standard (Shawinigan Falls, Que.) 12 Jan. 2/2 A rate [for carrying grain] fixed..shortly after the first trans-continental opened for business. 1964J. Carroll Shy Photographer 6 You heard the one about the squaw on the transcontinental? |