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interoceanic

American  
[in-ter-oh-shee-an-ik] / ˌɪn tərˌoʊ ʃiˈæn ɪk /

adjective

  1. connecting or between oceans.

    an interoceanic canal.


Etymology

Origin of interoceanic

First recorded in 1850–55; inter- + oceanic

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Since 1997, Hutchison had managed the ports of Cristobal on the interoceanic canal's Atlantic side and Balboa on the Pacific side.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

The Panama Canal Authority last week opened two additional slots per day for vessels without booking to transit to help clear bottlenecks on both sides of the interoceanic corridor.

From Reuters Aug. 22, 2023

Panama, the narrow isthmus linking the North and South American landmasses, is the hemisphere’s natural transit point — both for cargo ships using its interoceanic canal and for U.S.-bound migrants coming from South America.

From Washington Post Aug. 20, 2019

If the operation continues according to plan, La Pampa – which stretches nearly 20km along the interoceanic highway – will be wiped off the map.

From The Guardian Mar. 25, 2019

But measures of another class will be demanded for the future security of interoceanic communication by this as by the other routes of the Isthmus.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 5, part 3: Franklin Pierce by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson

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