Atlantic

[ at-lan-tik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Atlantic Ocean.
2. of, relating to, or situated on the eastern seaboard of the United States:

   the Atlantic states.

3. of or relating to the countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, especially those of North America and Europe.
4. of or relating to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or its members:

   the Atlantic Alliance.

noun

1. the Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean ( def ).
2. Railroads. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.

Atlantic

/ ətˈlæntɪk /

noun

1. the Atlantic
   short for Atlantic Ocean

adjective

1. of or relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
2. of or relating to Atlas or the Atlas Mountains

Other Words From

• sub-At·lantic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Atlantic¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin Atlanticum (mare), “the Atlantic (ocean),” neuter of Atlanticus, from Greek Atlantikós “of (Mount) Atlas,” equivalent to Atlant- (stem of Átlās ) + -ikos adjective suffix; Atlas ( def 1 ), -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Atlantic¹

C15: from Latin Atlanticus, from Greek ( pelagos ) Atlantikos (the sea) of Atlas (so called because it lay beyond the Atlas Mountains)

Example Sentences

Television networks covered him when he opened his casinos in Atlantic City and started Trump Airlines.

From Salon

The Atlantic dubbed Kirk “the right’s new kingmaker.”

From Los Angeles Times

During the first phase, lasting approximately 35 thousand years, salt deposition occurred only in the eastern Mediterranean, triggered by the restriction of Mediterranean outflow to the Atlantic, in an otherwise brine-filled Mediterranean basin.

From Science Daily

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine explored U.S. trends in alcohol-related deaths from 1999 to 2020 overall as well as by age, gender, race and region, using the publicly available U.S.

From Science Daily

Sara is the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the third this month.

From BBC