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
Kuramitsu wrote about Shiokava for the 2017 “Transpacific Borderlands” exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum and visited his studio on multiple occasions.
From Los Angeles Times
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
In the 1950s and ’60s, Rath said, three innovations made it much easier to import products from Japan: refrigerated shipping containers, regular and direct transpacific flights, and the globalization of Japan’s fishing fleet.
From Los Angeles Times
“Cantonese is not an esoteric language that only serves the interest of a few,” said Ng, 28, now a visiting assistant professor at Grinnell College with a focus on the archaeology of transpacific migration and Asian diasporic communities.
From Los Angeles Times
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