transoceanic
Americanadjective
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extending across or traversing the ocean.
a transoceanic cable.
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situated or living beyond the ocean.
transoceanic peoples.
adjective
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on or from the other side of an ocean
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crossing an ocean
Etymology
Origin of transoceanic
Example Sentences
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People are incidental to Godzilla’s destructive marches through cities or transoceanic swims.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026
Known as Overture, the aircraft is designed to cruise at Mach 1.7 on transoceanic routes, or twice as fast as today’s airliners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
The mention of Panama in his inaugural speech is not the first time he has focused on the Central American nation and its transoceanic canal.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
Because they don't undergo transoceanic migrations, any contamination found in the animals' muscles likely reflects the waters they swim in.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
What was new, to their mind, was not the New World but the transoceanic voyage.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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