transpacific
Americanadjective
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passing or extending across the Pacific.
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beyond or on the other side of the Pacific.
adjective
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crossing the Pacific
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on or from the other side of the Pacific
Etymology
Origin of transpacific
1890–95; trans- + Pacific ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Rick Devinney, with Drake Traffic Control Services, a contractor working on the site, told The Times that the transpacific fiber optic cable runs under the Pacific Ocean from California to Asia.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
The star of the auction is a typed letter to Earhart signed by Roosevelt congratulating her on her transpacific solo flight, an 18-hour journey from Hawaii to the continental United States in 1935.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023
To me, Cup Noodles tell a story of crossing cultures, and their transpacific journey reveals how Japan has viewed America since World War II.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2021
Titmus somehow lived up to the massive, transpacific hype.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2021
At Pier 41 the transpacific ocean liner President Madison snapped her hawsers and careened into the steamboat Harvester, sinking her.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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