Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent;
- Example: "transcontinental railway"- Example: "transcontinental travelers"- Example: "a transcontinental city"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Transcontinental \Trans*con`ti*nen"tal\, a. [Pref. trans- +
continental.]
Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental
railroad or journey.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
transcontinental
adj 1: spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a
continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental
travelers"; "a transcontinental city"