trans-continentaladj.n.

Forms: Also frequently without hyphen.

Etymology: < trans- prefix 3 + continental adj. and n. Compare modern French transcontinental (Littré).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌtrans-contiˈnental.

A. adj.

That extends or passes across a continent; also, of or pertaining to the farther side of a continent.

ΘΚΠ

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

continental1818

trans-continental1853

intercontinental1855

subcontinental1870

continent-wide1936

protocontinental1964

1853 Harper's Mag. Feb. 550/2 A company..to construct a trans-continental railroad.

1869 J. A. Poor (title) Transcontinental Railway [from Atlantic to Pacific in U.S.].

1876 J. A. Allen Amer. Bisons (1877) 465 The great trans-continental emigrant route by way of the South Pass.

1883 W. J. Smith in 19th Cent. Nov. 841 The transcontinental railway which Queensland is about to construct.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 27 Sept. 6/1 Mr. R. L. J——, the well-known Trans-Continental cyclist, arrived safely in Khiva on the 5th inst.

B. n. elliptical.

A trans-continental railway, a trans-continental train. Chiefly Canadian.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > with specific situation or route

chemin de fer1835

junction1839

mountain railway1851

beltline1863

trans-Siberian1896

trans-continental1907

interurban1912

S-bahn1962

society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > long-distance train

long train1838

trans-continental1907

trans1937

1907 Eye Opener (Calgary, Alberta) 18 July 3/3 Dealing with the immense expenditure on the G.T.P. transcontinental.

1920 J. M. Gibbon Conquering Hero 147 At Winnipeg the transcontinental was boarded by..a rancher on his way back to the foothills.

1955 Standard (Shawinigan Falls, Quebec) 12 Jan. 2/2 A rate [for carrying grain] fixed..shortly after the first trans-continental opened for business.

1964 J. Carroll Shy Photographer 6 You heard the one about the squaw on the transcontinental?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	trans-continental
释义	trans-continentaladj.n. Forms: Also frequently without hyphen. Etymology: < trans- prefix 3 + continental adj. and n. Compare modern French transcontinental (Littré).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌtrans-contiˈnental. A. adj. That extends or passes across a continent; also, of or pertaining to the farther side of a continent. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > continent > [adjective] continental1818 trans-continental1853 intercontinental1855 subcontinental1870 continent-wide1936 protocontinental1964 1853 Harper's Mag. Feb. 550/2 A company..to construct a trans-continental railroad. 1869 J. A. Poor (title) Transcontinental Railway [from Atlantic to Pacific in U.S.]. 1876 J. A. Allen Amer. Bisons (1877) 465 The great trans-continental emigrant route by way of the South Pass. 1883 W. J. Smith in 19th Cent. Nov. 841 The transcontinental railway which Queensland is about to construct. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 27 Sept. 6/1 Mr. R. L. J——, the well-known Trans-Continental cyclist, arrived safely in Khiva on the 5th inst. B. n. elliptical. A trans-continental railway, a trans-continental train. Chiefly Canadian. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > with specific situation or route chemin de fer1835 junction1839 mountain railway1851 beltline1863 trans-Siberian1896 trans-continental1907 interurban1912 S-bahn1962 society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > long-distance train long train1838 trans-continental1907 trans1937 1907 Eye Opener (Calgary, Alberta) 18 July 3/3 Dealing with the immense expenditure on the G.T.P. transcontinental. 1920 J. M. Gibbon Conquering Hero 147 At Winnipeg the transcontinental was boarded by..a rancher on his way back to the foothills. 1955 Standard (Shawinigan Falls, Quebec) 12 Jan. 2/2 A rate [for carrying grain] fixed..shortly after the first trans-continental opened for business. 1964 J. Carroll Shy Photographer 6 You heard the one about the squaw on the transcontinental? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1853
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