transoceanic

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

adjective

1. extending across or traversing the ocean:

   a transoceanic cable.

2. situated or living beyond the ocean:

   transoceanic peoples.

transoceanic

/ ˈtrænzˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk /

adjective

1. on or from the other side of an ocean
2. crossing an ocean

Word History and Origins

Origin of transoceanic¹

First recorded in 1820–30; trans- + oceanic

Example Sentences

Chemical computing is often ignored in making neural implants, but focusing solely on electrical signals is like ignoring transoceanic cargo routes when planning shipping routes.

From Singularity Hub 

As you read this newsletter, your computer most likely is sending and receiving a range of signals that pass through transoceanic internet cables.

From Ozy

Heezen had hired a recent art school graduate to plot thousands of earthquake epicenters in the Atlantic Ocean to help Bell Labs find the safest places to lay transoceanic cables.

From Science News

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

From The Daily Beast

Michel has also been able to corner Bush on transoceanic flights to China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, and Nigeria.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

The most successful steam-vessels in general use are these screw-steamers of transoceanic lines.

From Project Gutenberg

This was laid in New York Harbor; and from it he was the first to conceive that stupendous idea of the transoceanic telegraph.

From Project Gutenberg

It is thought that he went to Genoa and to Venice, where his projects of transoceanic navigation were but badly received.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of these are coastal or transoceanic vessels, both commercial and naval.

From Project Gutenberg

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