transpontine

[ trans-pon-tin, -tahyn ]

/ trænsˈpɒn tɪn, -taɪn /

across or beyond a bridge.

on the southern side of the Thames in London.

Origin of transpontine

1835–45; trans- + Latin pont- (stem of pōns) bridge + -ine¹

He talked after a fashion of the characters in an early Victorian novel or a transpontine melodrama.

I Walked in Arden |Jack Crawford
This transpontine restriction undoubtedly narrows the life and interests of Julfa.

Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) |Isabella L. Bird
Mr. James Madgin was first low comedian at one of the transpontine theatres.

The Argosy |Various
As the outcome of transpontine delicacy it must, however, be respected.

The Slang Dictionary |John Camden Hotten

Steak and onions was the strong act of a romantic drama after the very heart of this transpontine rough.

The Crime Doctor |Ernest William Hornung

transpontine

/ (trænzˈpɒntaɪn) /

on or from the far side of a bridge

archaic on or from the south side of the Thames in London

C19: trans- + -pontine, from Latin pōns bridge