transmanche

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French transmanche (“cross-Channel”).

Adjective

transmanche (not comparable)

1. cross-channel; pertaining to coastal areas of both southern England and northern France.
   • 1994, Alan Harding, European Cities Towards 2000:

     Brussels lies at the intersection of the transmanche route via Lille to London and there will be further links to Paris, Amsterdam and Cologne.

   • 2008 July 21, David Cox, “If these are the sticks, I'll take a forest”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     However, the people who live there remain to their transmanche neighbours an enigma wrapped up in Gauloise smoke, a tribe more mysterious than the Hottentots.

   • 2009, Peter Clark, Bronze Age Connections: Cultural Contact in Prehistoric Europe:

     Unfortunately, as the conference drew near, some speakers found that they were unable to attend; though this freed up some time to allow some very valuable alternative contributions, it meant that some critical topics were not addressed, notably, the ceramic and metalwork evidence in the transmanche region.

   • 2011 December, Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Compilation of Anglo-French chalk grassland management:

     The leader PNRCMO has come together with the Kent Downs AONB to develop a programme of enhancement and conservation of various natural habitats of the transmanche areas.

French

Etymology

From trans- +‎ Manche.

Adjective

transmanche (plural transmanches)

1. cross-channel