involving, connecting, or moving between two or more oceans
Nicaragua has announced its own plan for an interoceanic canal.
interoceanic in American English
(ˌɪntərˌoʊʃiˈænɪk)
adjective
between oceans
interoceanic in American English
(ˌintərˌouʃiˈænɪk)
adjective
connecting or between oceans
an interoceanic canal
Word origin
[1850–55; inter- + oceanic]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear-cut, cloakroom, proletariat, runoff, segueinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)