transmarine
Americanadjective
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being on or coming from the opposite side of the sea or ocean.
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being or crossing over the sea or ocean.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of transmarine
From the Latin word trānsmarīnus, dating back to 1575–85. See trans-, marine
Example Sentences
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Germany, however, is not well favoured with respect to seaports, for in its transmarine trade it is largely dependent on foreign seaports—namely, ports in Belgium, Holland, France, Italy, and Austria.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Eaton, Seymour
The transmarine postal service has been a source of constant annoyance to almost every commercial nation.
From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Rainey, Thomas
Wonders were told concerning pillars inlaid with bronze, amber, ivory, mother of pearl, and transmarine tortoise-shells.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah
Invasion of the British Islands, or of any transmarine possession of Great Britain—save Canada—was denied to the United States by the immeasurable inferiority of her navy.
From Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
Halifax ought to be made the point from which, and to which, all the British North American, foreign, that is, transmarine correspondence, ought to converge and diverge.
From A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World by MacQueen, James
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