intercontinental

[US]/ˌɪntəkɒntɪ'nent(ə)l/
[UK]/ˌɪntɚ,kɑntɪ'nɛntl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. between or among continents; of, relating to, or traveling between continents

Phrases & Collocations

intercontinental flight

intercontinental cuisine

intercontinental hotel chain

intercontinental trade agreements

intercontinental ballistic missile

Example Sentences

intercontinental exploration; intercontinental cooperation.

an intercontinental ballistic missile; an intercontinental airline.

an intercontinental ballistic missile

an intercontinental airline

InterContinental was formed from a demerger in 2003, just as the business emerged from the dotcom bust.

According to the researchers, "brava" and "Topol-M" intercontinental ballistic missile will be the future of Russia's strategic nuclear forces, the main body.

The Russians remain implacably opposed to letting Bush build a ground-based mid-course interceptor—the GBI—base in Poland to try to shoot down any future Iranian intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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