transcontinentally

1 7.2

In a way that goes across one continent or several continents

adverb
/trænsˌkɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl.i/

: transcontinentalmente

The airline operates flights transcontinentally between Europe and Asia every day.

Examples

Goods are shipped transcontinentally to reach customers on different continents.
The new railway connects cities transcontinentally.
He dreamed of traveling transcontinentally by train from one coast to the other.
They plan to travel transcontinentally by train.
With new technology, we can now ship goods transcontinentally in just a few days.
The marathon was organized transcontinentally, attracting participants from both Europe and Asia.
Airports are now connected transcontinentally, making international travel more efficient.

How Far

transcontinentally

1 7.2

nationally

157 3.0

regionally

9 4.0

locally

123 1.4

Surface Forms

transcontinentally positive

Morphology

transcontinentally = transcontinental (transparent) = trans + continent + al + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'transcontinental', a readily interpretable adjective meaning 'across continents'.

Etymology

Transcontinentally is built from trans- ('across') and continent ('large land area'), and you can see trans- in words like transport to show movement 'across'. So transcontinentally means happening or moving across a whole continent.