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intercontinental

[ in-ter-kon-tn-en-tl ]

adjective

  1. between or among continents; involving two or more continents:

    intercontinental trade.

  2. traveling or capable of traveling between continents:

    intercontinental airplanes.



intercontinental

/ ˌɪntəˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl /

adjective

  1. relating to travel, commerce, relations, etc, between continents


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intercontinental1

First recorded in 1850–55; inter- + continental

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Example Sentences

The Bush commitment was for interceptors of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

In central Cairo on Wednesday, employees stood outside the destroyed entrance to the upscale InterContinental Semiramis Hotel.

Below are a series of tweets reflecting escalating panic from the staff of the Semiramis InterContinental Hotel.

It was at its height—the U.S. and the Soviet Union threatened each other with thousands of intercontinental missiles.

Cameroon President Paul Biya used the Hotel Intercontinental in Geneva as an unofficial residence for years.

The general plan includes both an interoceanic railroad and links in the intercontinental or north and south lines.

Of all such intercontinental peninsulas, Florida alone seems to have had no rôle as an intermediary.

Hydrogen bombs and airplanes and intercontinental ballistic missiles do not change basic principles.

Intercontinental commerce must be carried on by means of deep-water vessels.

In fact, Cadigans anti just about everything in science except intercontinental missiles.

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