intercontinental
Across major landmasses
Intercontinental means extending or operating between continents: intercontinental flights, intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The word emphasizes vast geographic scope, spanning oceans and landmasses rather than merely crossing national borders.
The hotel chain has intercontinental reach.
Commercial flight operators
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- jetlagFatigue from crossing timezones
- layoverBreak between connecting flights
transatlantic · transpacific · nonstop · airfare · boarding · departure · arrival · check-in
Of hurled objects
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- warheadMunition's explosive section
deterrence · range · trajectory · silo · launch · defense · strike · arsenal
Movement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- languagesSystems of human communication
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
colonization · globalization · remittances · expatriate · transnational · commerce · shipping · cargo
Formal union of parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
- hegemonyDominant group's control
sovereignty · sanctions · embargo · summit · negotiation · détente · nonproliferation · bloc
Continuous area of ground
- oceanicOf the sea
- hemispheresHalf-spherical divisions
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
Eurasia · Americas · Africa · Australia · Antarctic · tectonic · drift · supercontinent
Orbiting celestial body
- fiber-opticLight-carrying cable technology
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- telecommunicationElectronic distance communication
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
latency · undersea · relay · uplink · downlink · transponder · network
airlines
Commercial flight operators
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- jetlagFatigue from crossing timezones
layover · transatlantic · transpacific · nonstop · airfare · boarding · departure · arrival · check-in · luggage
ballistic
Of hurled objects
warhead · deterrence · range · trajectory · silo · launch · defense · strike · arsenal · payload
migration
Movement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- languagesSystems of human communication
festivals · colonization · globalization · remittances · expatriate · transnational · commerce · shipping · cargo · import
alliance
Formal union of parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
hegemony · sovereignty · sanctions · embargo · summit · negotiation · détente · nonproliferation · bloc · NATO
landmass
Continuous area of ground
- oceanicOf the sea
- hemispheresHalf-spherical divisions
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
Pacific · Eurasia · Americas · Africa · Australia · Antarctic · tectonic · drift · supercontinent · Pangaea
satellite
Orbiting celestial body
- fiber-opticLight-carrying cable technology
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- telecommunicationElectronic distance communication
roaming · latency · undersea · relay · uplink · downlink · transponder · network
- globalworldwide, global, international, universal, planetary
- long distancelong distance, long haul, cross-country, miles, mileage
- Hypersonicshypersonic flight, scramjet, Mach 5, hypersonic missile, thermal protection
- scalesweight, measure, balance, balance scale, digital scale
- ContinentsAfrica, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
intercontinentallocal
Of this area
intracontinental · domestic · regional · continental · national
- intercontinental ballistic missileTranscontinental nuclear rocket
- intercontinental flightsAir travel between continents
- intercontinental tradeExchange of goods between continents