HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › Transcontinental
Back to search

Transcontinental

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl

Definitions

a transcontinental railroad.

in-plural

Equivalents

5 more languages

Examples

“Stretched across the Dominion of Canada are two parallel but dissimilar railways - the continent's only true transcontinentals north of the Rio Grande.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

transcorrelation transcortin transcranial direct current stimulation transcranial Doppler transcreation transcribability

Learn this word in context

See Transcontinental used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free