North Atlantic

[ nawrthat-lan-tik ]

noun
  1. the region of the world that lies in the Northern Hemisphere of the Atlantic Ocean, including all the coastal countries, islands, and archipelagos located there: As a biologist based in Newfoundland, she has a particular interest in the flora and fauna of the North Atlantic.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the region of the world that lies in the Northern Hemisphere of the Atlantic Ocean, often specifically to the North Atlantic Ocean itself: The most active time for North Atlantic hurricane development seems to be from mid-August to mid-October.

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How to use North Atlantic in a sentence

  • Between twenty and thirty million are yearly taken on the North Atlantic coast.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • A naval battle in the North Atlantic is depicted, and the course of the river Orinoko, with various symbolical figures.

    Sir Walter Ralegh | William Stebbing
  • The dory is a flat-bottomed, high-sided boat peculiar to the North Atlantic coasts of the American continent.

    The Viking Blood | Frederick William Wallace