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transoceanic

[ trans-oh-shee-an-ik, tranz- ]

/ ˌtræns oʊ ʃiˈæn ɪk, ˌtrænz- /

adjective

extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.

situated or living beyond the ocean: transoceanic peoples.

Origin of transoceanic

First recorded in 1820–30; trans- + oceanic

Words nearby transoceanic

transmural, transmutation, transmute, transnational, transnet, transoceanic, transom, transom window, transonic, transonic barrier, transp.

Example sentences from the Web for trans-oceanic

For some time, pressure has been building on international airlines to provide cellphone service on trans-oceanic flights.

The Parcel Bombers' Direct Hit |Clive Irving |October 31, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Now I maintain against all the world, that no man knows anything about the power of trans-oceanic migration.

The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) |Charles Darwin
Not many weeks ago I was talking to a well-known American publisher, and our conversation ran on the trans-oceanic view of Europe.

My First Book: |Various
There's a friendly atmosphere aboard a trans-oceanic rocket.

The Worlds of If |Stanley Grauman Weinbaum

Mr. Field then directed his efforts to the completion of the trans-oceanic section.

Heroes of the Telegraph |J. Munro
For trans-oceanic work the very longest wave-lengths are best.

Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son |John Mills

British Dictionary definitions for trans-oceanic

transoceanic

/ (ˈtrænzˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk) /

adjective

on or from the other side of an ocean

crossing an ocean