transmarine

American  

[trans-muh-reen, tranz-] / ˌtræns məˈrin, ˌtrænz- /

adjective

1. being on or coming from the opposite side of the sea or ocean.

2. being or crossing over the sea or ocean.

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transmarine British  

/ ˌtrænzməˈriːn /

adjective

1. a less common word for overseas

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Etymology

Origin of transmarine

From the Latin word trānsmarīnus, dating back to 1575–85. See trans-, marine

Example Sentences

Hides her red hands in gloves, pinches up her lithe waist, And makes herself wretched with transmarine taste; She loses her fresh country charm when she takes Any mirror except her own rivers and lakes.

From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell

Heyn was employed by the Dutch West India Company, which from the year 1623 onwards, carried the Spanish war into the transmarine possessions of Spain and Portugal.

From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Haring, Clarence Henry

How inimical it was could not yet be clearly seen; for the transmarine interests of Rome had not at the time attained a development which invited the mastery of conquered lands by the Roman capitalist.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

For the security of the new possessions Metellus adopted the device, still rare in the case of transmarine dependencies, of planting colonies on the conquered land.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

There are many instances of the desirableness and the necessity of the transmarine steam post on important lines of foreign communication where we have a large trade, and yet no postal means of conducting it.

From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Rainey, Thomas