transcontinental
/ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
a transcontinental railroad.
Example Sentences
- "In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay."
- "It is the transcontinental trains which figure most prominently in railway advertising. Both railways run two trains in each direction."
- "Stretched across the Dominion of Canada are two parallel but dissimilar railways - the continent's only true transcontinentals north of the Rio Grande."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English continent English -al English continental English transcontinental From trans- + continental.