transpontine
Americanadjective
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across or beyond a bridge.
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on the southern side of the Thames in London.
adjective
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on or from the far side of a bridge
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archaic on or from the south side of the Thames in London
Etymology
Origin of transpontine
1835–45; trans- + Latin pont- (stem of pōns ) bridge + -ine 1
Example Sentences
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In point of fact, I had carefully studied in the transpontine theatres that form of melodramatic mediaeval sword-play known as "two up and two down."
From Condensed Novels: New Burlesques by Harte, Bret
He talked after a fashion of the characters in an early Victorian novel or a transpontine melodrama.
From I Walked in Arden by Crawford, Jack
A few pedestrians were walking resolutely toward the transpontine borough; the cop on duty stood outside his little cabin with the air of one ungrieved by care.
From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher
So, then, apart from the blows covertly dealt him by Madame de Godollo, the idea of the transpontine emigration had proved to be, on the whole, a bad one.
From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Balzac, Honoré de
There was nothing left but to retreat against the railing, and with my back turned to the street, pretend to be admiring the barges on the river or the chimneys of transpontine London.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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