trans-continental
Across the landmass
Trans-continental means crossing or spanning a continent: the trans-continental railroad, a trans-continental flight.
The hyphenated form is less common than the solid spelling transcontinental, but both refer to routes, journeys, or systems that extend from one side of a landmass to the other.
Spanning national boundaries
- EurasianOf two connected continents
- Pan-AmericanSpanning the Americas collectively
- transoceanicCrossing a major sea
- hemisphericOf a half-sphere
Permanent track for trains
- railwayTrack system for trains
- highwayMajor road for travel
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- telegraphElectrical message system
fiber-optic · cable · route · corridor · right-of-way · junction · terminus · depot
Connected system of parts
- networkInterconnected system
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
supply-chain · logistics · freight · cargo · shipping · distribution · integration · interconnection
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- traverseMove across an area
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
trek · migration · voyage · pilgrimage · caravan · stagecoach · pioneer · settler
cross-border
Spanning national boundaries
- EurasianOf two connected continents
- Pan-AmericanSpanning the Americas collectively
- transoceanicCrossing a major sea
hemispheric · transnational · overland · coast-to-coast · east-west
railroad
Permanent track for trains
- railwayTrack system for trains
- highwayMajor road for travel
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
telegraph · fiber-optic · cable · route · corridor · right-of-way · junction · terminus · depot · maintenance
linkage
Connected system of parts
- networkInterconnected system
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- commerceExchange of goods, services
exchange · supply-chain · logistics · freight · cargo · shipping · distribution · integration · interconnection · globalization
crossing
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- traverseMove across an area
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
odyssey · trek · migration · voyage · pilgrimage · caravan · stagecoach · pioneer · settler · explorer
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
jetlag · red-eye · connection · hub · nonstop · long-haul · passport · visa · customs · time-zone
trans-continentallocal
Of this area
regional · neighborhood · provincial · municipal · domestic
trans-continentalinsular
Narrow in outlook
contained · bounded · internal · circumscribed · stationary