intercontinental
adjUK /ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/ · US /ˌɪn.tɚ.kɑn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/
Etymology From inter- + continental.
1
Taking place between two or more continents.
- Not so much wedded as welded to their airline seats, he and his amanuensis see the cities of the future as ‘glocal’ phenomena, where high-density urban centres are air-linked to intercontinental faubourgs.2011, Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.9:
2
Having the ability to travel between continents.
- Derived terms
- intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, intercontinentally