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    transcontinental
    [ adj ]
    spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
    <adj.all>
    transcontinental railwaytranscontinental travelers
    a transcontinental city


    Transcontinental \Trans*con`ti*nen"tal\, a. [Pref. trans- +
    continental.]
    Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental
    railroad or journey.

    1. Meanwhile, Canadian Pacific Ltd. said its CP Rail unit obtained a court injunction ordering a separate group of Indians to end a blockade on a segment of its main transcontinental route.
    2. Gravley said the bus was on a transcontinental run from New York to Los Angeles.
    3. In 1957, Marine Maj. John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record when he flew a jet from California to New York in three hours, 23 minutes and eight seconds.
    4. American plans to start transcontinental business-class service on Feb. 4.
    5. The transcontinental freight routes have become "extremely competitive," says John Koons, president of Country Wide Transport Services Inc., a truck company.
    6. The four-day protest had blocked east-west trains on Canadian National Rail lines, the nation's main transcontinental rail link, for almost a week.
    7. Not only does he fly coach, but he routinely saves money by avoiding nonstop transcontinental flights.
    8. Five years ago: Amtrak's last transcontinental sleeping car, which carried passengers coast-to-coast without requiring them to board a connecting train, pulled into New York's Pennsylvania Station, four days after leaving Los Angeles.
    9. Earlier this month, a GM solar-powered car won the first transcontinental World Solar Challenge in Australia.
    10. In 1915, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.
    11. He didn't make it to historic Kitty Hawk, but pilot Eric Raymond on Tuesday celebrated the first transcontinental flight in a solar-powered plane: by going sailing.
    12. The giveaways to the transcontinental carriers of a century ago are an apt analogy.
    13. In 1911, Calbraith P. Rodgers arrived in Pasadena, Calif., having completed the first transcontinental airplane flight in 49 days.
    14. New Peruvian investment laws throw concessions for any of the country's roads, ports and airports open to private bidders. This could be the way ahead for the transcontinental highway.
    15. The Trans-Siberian carries the bulk of transcontinental traffic, but is curtailed by harsh Arctic weather in winter and limited capacity all year-round.
    16. National Aeronautics Association observer Don Taylor, who accompanied Tony, verified that the boy was at the controls throughout the transcontinental flight.
    17. Similarly, Delta Air Lines, AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, and NWA Inc.'s Northwest Airlines say they have no fare increases in the works, and America West Airlines officials say its transcontinental fares may even drop.
    18. The company's rail unit, CP Rail, provides transcontinental service in Canada and uses the D&H as its main link to the northeastern United States.
    19. This will be the first transcontinental ski trek.
    20. He confirmed that Interprovincial is also considering a 1.1 billion dollar expansion of Canada's main transcontinental oil pipeline to boost daily capacity to about 1.7 million barrels from 1.5 million barrels.
    21. The trip made him the first pilot of any age to make his first solo flight a transcontinental trip, according to the National Aeronautics Association, which sanctioned the undertaking.
    22. Continental started a round of cuts Aug. 2 when it reduced to $75 each way its weekend fares through Labor Day on most non-stop flights, and lowered transcontinental weekend fares to $100 each way.
    23. On the possible sale of either the Santa Fe or Southern Pacific railroads, the most intriguing possibility is that of the creation of a transcontinental rail carrier by an Eastern railroad bidder.
    24. Just last year, transcontinental fares were as low as $178 round trip.
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