Intercontinental means between or among continents. When something travels or connects across different continents, it's intercontinental.

An intercontinental flight takes you from one continent to another, like flying from North America to Europe or from Asia to Africa. These flights cross oceans and can last many hours.

Before airplanes, intercontinental travel meant weeks on sailing ships crossing vast oceans. Today, you can make an intercontinental journey in less than a day. The internet made intercontinental communication instant: you can video chat with someone on another continent as easily as you can talk to your neighbor.

Sports sometimes crown intercontinental champions who've proven themselves the best across multiple continents. When you hear intercontinental, think of something spanning the enormous distances that separate Earth's great landmasses.