From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishacross the pondacross the pond (also on the other side of the pond) informalHEO on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in the US or in Britain my cousins from across the pond → pond
Examples from the Corpus
across the pond• Simply stretch the wire to and fro across the pond from picture hook to picture hook.• Sling a piece of garden netting across the pond to keep out leaves which will sour the water. 