单词 | intercontinental |
释义 | intercontinental (once / 8927 pages) adj WORD FAMILY continental: continentally, intercontinental, transcontinental+/continent: continence, continency, continental, continently, continents, incontinent, subcontinent/incontinence: incontinences/incontinency: incontinencies/incontinent: incontinence, incontinency, incontinently/transcontinental: transcontinentally USAGE EXAMPLESLast April, North Korea reported the successful ground test of an engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The intercontinental ballistic missiles were in their "last stage" of development, Mr Kim announced during his New Year's message. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) As the job title implies, launch officers are entrusted with the keys for launching intercontinental ballistic missiles. The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) adj extending or taking place between or among continents intercontinental exploration intercontinental flights Syn|Ant world-wide, worldwide spanning or extending throughout the entire world continental being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe continent-wideinvolving the entire continent transcontinentalspanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent |
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