Intercontinental

Intercontinental
Intercontinental In`ter*con`ti*nen"tal, a. 1. Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or commerce. [1913 Webster]

2. Passing between continents or capable of passing between continents; as, an intercontinental ballistic misile; an intercontinental airplane flight. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Intercontinental — may refer to: * anything spanning several continents * Intercontinental ballistic missile * the InterContinental hotel chain *InterContinental Hotels Group *Intercontinental Cup (disambiguation) *Intercontinental Championship (WWE)ee also* World… …   Wikipedia

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  • intercontinental — adjetivo 1. Que se produce entre dos continentes: comunicación intercontinental …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • intercontinental — adj. Que llega de un continente a otro, especialmente de Europa a América. Cable intercontinental …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • intercontinental — intercontinental, ale (in tèr kon tinan tal, ta l ) adj. Qui a lieu entre deux continents, et particulièrement entre l Europe et l Amérique. Relations intercontinentales. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Inter, et continental …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • intercontinental — 1825, Amer.Eng., from INTER (Cf. inter ) + CONTINENTAL (Cf. continental). Of missiles, from 1956 …   Etymology dictionary

  • intercontinental — adj. 2 g. 1. Situado entre continentes. 2. Que se faz de continente para continente. 3. Relativo a dois ou mais continentes.   ‣ Etimologia: inter + continental …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • intercontinental — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or travelling between continents …   English terms dictionary

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