intercontinentaladj.

Etymology: inter- prefix 2b(c).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: intercontiˈnental.

a. Situated or subsisting between, or connecting, different continents; including persons of different continents.

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the world > the earth > land > land mass > continent > [adjective]

continental1818

trans-continental1853

intercontinental1855

subcontinental1870

continent-wide1936

protocontinental1964

the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] > between people, groups, etc.

interprovincial1839

intercolonial1843

intersocial1852

intercontinental1855

interregal1855

intermundane1858

intersectional1865

interportal1881

interzonal1881

intercommunal1909

interlocal1920

interindividual1922

intergroup1931

inter-dominion1949

inter-agency1969

interpopulational1971

1855 in H. Clarke New Dict. Eng. Lang.

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 1 July 11/4 Interoceanic Canals and intercontinental railways.

1894 Chicago Advance 25 Oct. 121/1 As a consequence of its inter-continental position..Corinth early became celebrated for its wealth and luxury.

1896 Cycl. Rev. Current Hist. (U.S.) 6 675 An intercontinental combination of Fenians, Russian Nihilists in the U.S. and anarchists.

b. Capable of travelling or of being sent from one continent to another; esp. in the designation intercontinental ballistic missile (abbreviated I.C.B.M.).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun]

missile1945

ballistic rocket1949

ballistic missile1950

I.C.B.M.1955

intercontinental ballistic missile1956

MRBM1960

1956 Spaceflight 1 22/2 The terrible threat implicit in the alliance of inter-continental ballistic missiles and thermonuclear warheads, to which the whole world will stand utterly defenceless, is evident for all to see.

1957 Jane's Fighting Ships 1957–58 478 The combination of Regulus 1 guided missiles and submarines has given the United States Navy an intercontinental missile capability today instead of in the years to come.

1968 Times 16 Dec. 7/2 The second stage of the Saturn V rocket, with a thrust of one million lb., was comparable with the thrust of the Atlas rocket first developed as an inter-continental ballistic missile.

1969 Guardian 23 June 10/2 The Russians did not have a true intercontinental bomber until 1954.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	intercontinental
释义	intercontinentaladj. Etymology: inter- prefix 2b(c).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: intercontiˈnental. a. Situated or subsisting between, or connecting, different continents; including persons of different continents. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > continent > [adjective] continental1818 trans-continental1853 intercontinental1855 subcontinental1870 continent-wide1936 protocontinental1964 the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] > between people, groups, etc. interprovincial1839 intercolonial1843 intersocial1852 intercontinental1855 interregal1855 intermundane1858 intersectional1865 interportal1881 interzonal1881 intercommunal1909 interlocal1920 interindividual1922 intergroup1931 inter-dominion1949 inter-agency1969 interpopulational1971 1855 in H. Clarke New Dict. Eng. Lang. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 1 July 11/4 Interoceanic Canals and intercontinental railways. 1894 Chicago Advance 25 Oct. 121/1 As a consequence of its inter-continental position..Corinth early became celebrated for its wealth and luxury. 1896 Cycl. Rev. Current Hist. (U.S.) 6 675 An intercontinental combination of Fenians, Russian Nihilists in the U.S. and anarchists. b. Capable of travelling or of being sent from one continent to another; esp. in the designation intercontinental ballistic missile (abbreviated I.C.B.M.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun] missile1945 ballistic rocket1949 ballistic missile1950 I.C.B.M.1955 intercontinental ballistic missile1956 MRBM1960 1956 Spaceflight 1 22/2 The terrible threat implicit in the alliance of inter-continental ballistic missiles and thermonuclear warheads, to which the whole world will stand utterly defenceless, is evident for all to see. 1957 Jane's Fighting Ships 1957–58 478 The combination of Regulus 1 guided missiles and submarines has given the United States Navy an intercontinental missile capability today instead of in the years to come. 1968 Times 16 Dec. 7/2 The second stage of the Saturn V rocket, with a thrust of one million lb., was comparable with the thrust of the Atlas rocket first developed as an inter-continental ballistic missile. 1969 Guardian 23 June 10/2 The Russians did not have a true intercontinental bomber until 1954. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1855
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