Intercontinental Meaning
/ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjTaking place between two or more continents.
adjHaving the ability to travel between continents.
Sentence Examples
The Russian armed forces decommissioned many intercontinental missiles.
North Korea could reach US soil with nuclear intercontinental missiles.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ flight from New York to Tokyo takes over fourteen hours.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The airline launched a new ____ flight that connects London with several cities in Australia.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English continent Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English continental English intercontinental From inter- + continental.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ flight from New York to Tokyo takes over fourteen hours.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The airline launched a new ____ flight that connects London with several cities in Australia.