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intercontinental
[ in-ter-kon-tn-en-tl ]
adjective
- between or among continents; involving two or more continents:
intercontinental trade.
- traveling or capable of traveling between continents:
intercontinental airplanes.
intercontinental
/ ˌɪ²Ô³Ùəˌ°ìÉ’²Ô³Ùɪˈ²ÔÉ›²Ô³ÙÉ™±ô /
adjective
- relating to travel, commerce, relations, etc, between continents
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of intercontinental1
Example Sentences
It is estimated that more than 95% of the world’s intercontinental information travels through underwater cables that are no bigger than the pipes at the back of your toilet.
The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is set to launch from the Santa Barbara County base sometime between 11:01 p.m.
In a tiny, cramped control room at the bottom, accessible by an even more cramped lift, coded orders to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles would have been received, deciphered and acted upon.
Ukraine claimed Russia had used an intercontinental ballistic missile, which would have represented a significant escalation in its assaults.
And that was before Pyongyang fired a banned intercontinental missile on Thursday, on the longest flight recorded yet – after turning up the rhetoric against Seoul for weeks.
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