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transpolar

British  
/ trænzˈpəʊlə /

adjective

  1. crossing a polar region

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Increasingly, people are interested in the transpolar route," said Pfirman, the Barnard professor, adding that tourists are intrigued about far-north vacations, too.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2015

In any future world war, Alaska would be a prize in transpolar air warfare.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Army proved that transpolar air war was possible when it flew the Boeing Superfortress Pacusan Dreamboat over the Arctic from: 1.

From Time Magazine Archive

Offensively, Alaska was a strategic refueling point for transpolar B-36s.

From Time Magazine Archive

There'd been a transpolar air invasion of Canada, and I'd been sent to the front to check on service failures of a new lubricating oil for combat equipment.

From Time and Time Again by Piper, H. Beam

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