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
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He stopped suddenly and stamped twice, as a haughty earl might do in a transpontine tragedy when resolving upon his crowning villany, and exclaimed in a voice suggestive of fiend-like triumph— "I have it."
From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng
This transpontine restriction undoubtedly narrows the life and interests of Julfa.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
The title, anglicised, would be suitable for an old-fashioned transpontine melodramatic tragedian, who could certainly say of himself, "I rant so!"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
When he arrived at Pillingshot's seat and found it empty, an expression passed over his face like unto that of the baffled villain in transpontine melodrama.
From Tales of St. Austin's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
He liked to pose in secret as a sort of transpontine schemer; that flattered his self-importance; but his ambition did not seriously go beyond making trouble in a legitimate way.
From Thyrza by George Gissing
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