Atlantic Ocean

[ at-lan-tik oh-shuhn ]

noun

1. an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere, with its deepest section in the Puerto Rico Trench: divided by the equator into the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean. 32,870,000 square miles (85,133,000 square kilometers).

Atlantic Ocean

noun

1. the world's second largest ocean, bounded in the north by the Arctic, in the south by the Antarctic, in the west by North and South America, and in the east by Europe and Africa. Greatest depth: 9220 m (30 246 ft). Area: about 81 585 000 sq km (31 500 000 sq miles)

Atlantic Ocean

1. Second-largest ocean in the world, separating North America and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Atlantic Ocean¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

It’s called São Miguel, and fall is one of the best times to catch reliable swells in the still warm Atlantic Ocean.

From Outside Online

Two other nuclear submarines sank in the 1960s—their reactors sit quietly on the Atlantic Ocean floor along with two plutonium-containing nuclear torpedos.

From Popular-Science

Every second, the Amazon River pours over 50 million gallons of water into the briny Atlantic Ocean.

From Popular-Science

The plume cast a lengthy shadow across the northwest stretch of the island, extending into the adjacent Atlantic Ocean.

From Washington Post

Fifty-four years earlier to the day, in 1966, the pair splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Turks and Caicos after a nearly four day, 59-orbit mission in their Gemini 12 spacecraft.

From Time

And a warmer Atlantic Ocean seems to have kept Sandy roaring toward New York and New Jersey.

From The Daily Beast

And we should all be grateful to Donald Trump for the entertainment he provides on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

From The Daily Beast

They spin over the Atlantic Ocean, where the worst of them gather speed.

From The Daily Beast

The Atlantic Ocean in particular is awash with islands that never existed.

From The Daily Beast

What if, heaven forbid, that plane had blown up in the skies over the Atlantic Ocean or above Michigan?

From The Daily Beast

At this spot, according to our works on geography, the Atlantic Ocean changes its name and assumes that of the Pacific.

From Project Gutenberg

Th' Atlantic Ocean is a fine body iv wather, but it's a body iv wather just th' same.

From Project Gutenberg

Johnny looked as dignified as if he had navigated ships across the Atlantic Ocean over and over again; but then, alas!

From Project Gutenberg

This great big dirigible, the first of its size to cross the Atlantic Ocean, was landing right before their eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

The Atlantic Ocean is geographically a misnomer, socially and politically a dwindling superstition.

From Project Gutenberg