North Atlantic Ocean
AmericanEtymology
Origin of North Atlantic Ocean
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Some made it out to the North Atlantic Ocean, while others reversed course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
Apparently part of where the countries disagree is that Trump doesn’t understand the difference between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Bering Sea.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026
An international research team has discovered two previously unknown viruses in short-finned pilot whales and orcas from the Caribbean region of the North Atlantic Ocean.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory made up of 181 islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
It is made from the skins of the hair seal, the supply coming from all parts of the North Atlantic Ocean.
From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
