Atlantic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the Atlantic Ocean.
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of, relating to, or situated on the eastern seaboard of the United States.
the Atlantic states.
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of or relating to the countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, especially those of North America and Europe.
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of or relating to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or its members.
the Atlantic Alliance.
noun
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the Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean.
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Railroads. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
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of or relating to Atlas or the Atlas Mountains
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Etymology
Origin of Atlantic
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; see Atlas ( def. 1 ), -ic
Example Sentences
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El Niño tends to bring more tropical storms in the eastern and central Pacific, but fewer in the tropical Atlantic, including the south-east US.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
"To this point we've had 35 teams that have come into the United States," Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the task force, said at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
His trip will end with a focus on migration on Thursday and Friday in the Canary Islands, a key destination for irregular arrivals, with thousands dying in the Atlantic Ocean trying to reach them.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, a union, has agreed to set aside 75 apprenticeship slots for high-school graduates who are trained through the Bloomberg program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The Germans had constructed reinforced concrete pillboxes that housed machine guns, antiaircraft weapons, and light artillery all along the English Channel over to the Atlantic Ocean.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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