Intercontinental

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intercontinental
       adj : extending or taking place between or among continents;
             "intercontinental exploration"; "intercontinental
             flights" [ant: {continental}]