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transoceanic

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

/ ˌtræns oʊ ʃiˈæn ɪk, ˌtrænz- /

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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 transoceanic

A. I flew domestically primarily, so I never did transoceanic flights.

Sully's New Air Safety Warning |Josh Dzieza |April 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Michel has also been able to corner Bush on transoceanic flights to China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, and Nigeria.

Bush's Ghostwriter |Bryan Curtis |March 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
This, especially the transoceanic commerce of Germany, has increased from year to year.

New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 |Various
It was but dire necessity that forced low the bars of social caste to the transoceanic traffic between fortune and title.

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking

Thus these two voyages inaugurated a transoceanic steam-service, which has steadily grown in extent and in importance.

A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine |Robert H. Thurston
This was laid in New York Harbor; and from it he was the first to conceive that stupendous idea of the transoceanic telegraph.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 |Various
The most successful steam-vessels in general use are these screw-steamers of transoceanic lines.

A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine |Robert H. Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for transoceanic

transoceanic

/ (ˈtrænzˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk) /

adjective

on or from the other side of an ocean

crossing an ocean