intercontinental
/ˌɪntərˌkɑntəˈnɛntl/
adjective
- Existing or traveling between continents.
- The company offers intercontinental shipping services.
- They took an intercontinental flight from New York to Tokyo.
- Intercontinental trade has increased dramatically in the last century.
- Spanning or involving more than one continent.
- The intercontinental railroad connected the east and west coasts of North America.
- Climate change is an intercontinental problem that requires global cooperation.
- The Olympic Games are an intercontinental sporting event.
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