单词 | transboundary |
释义 | transboundaryadj. 1. That crosses a boundary or boundaries; situated on or relating to both sides of a boundary. Cf. trans-border adj.In quot. 1884: relating to the other side of a boundary. ΚΠ 1884 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 291 313 Will any steps be taken to amend the powers of Town Justices as to trans-boundary warrants? 1929 Times 10 Jan. 11/1 The trans-boundary liquor traffic still flourishes. 1967 Acad. Managem. Jrnl. 10 119 These export-import organizations specialized in trans-boundary transactions. 1994 Arctic Circle Fall 25/1 A transboundary park could be set up, perhaps overlayed with an international designation. 2014 Northwestern Naturalist 95 237/2 The Coast Ranges..form a barrier between Southeast Alaska and the Canadian interior that is dissected by several transboundary rivers. 2. spec. Designating pollution (typically water or air pollution) that originates in one country, state, etc., but spreads to another. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [adjective] mixedc1300 pollutea1382 infectc1384 unpurea1398 fouledc1400 drossyc1420 polluteda1425 defouledc1440 dreggyc1440 feculent1471 filed1483 violate?c1500 feding1502 fly-blown1528 cankered1530 defiled1530 contagious1547 dregful1552 contaminatea1555 menstruous1560 dreggish1561 conspurcate1563 empoisoned1581 inquinated?1593 pollutionate1593 fly-bitten1598 impure1598 druggy1599 contaminated1609 transboundary1918 1918 Final Rep. Pollution Boundary Waters (Internat. Joint Comm.) v. 34 In the case of these four rivers the pollution is transboundary both in its effect and extension. 1956 Sewage & Industr. Wastes 28 274/2 The authority and responsibility for correcting transboundary pollution originating in Canada rests with the province in which the pollution originates. 1979 Washington Post 13 Aug. a2/4 A European convention to deal with such transboundary pollution is under consideration. 2016 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 14 June The Asean agreement on transboundary haze pollution is a multilateral one. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1884 |
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