transatlantic

[ trans-uh t-lan-tik, tranz- ]

/ ˌtræns ətˈlæn tɪk, ˌtrænz- /

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adjective

crossing or reaching across the Atlantic: a transatlantic liner.

situated beyond the Atlantic.

Nearby words

transamidination, transaminase, transamination, transannular, transarctic, transatlantic, transaxle, transcalent, transcarboxylase, transcaucasia, transcaucasian

Origin of transatlantic

First recorded in 1770–80; trans- + Atlantic

Related formstrans·at·lan·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Hard to tell if The Boss is for, or against, this transatlantic ass-kissing--but we do know he has a thing for red heads.
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They both have those instincts and that history and generally look at the transatlantic relationship through the same lens.
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Lauren pleaded guilty to breaching the peace and being drunk on board a transatlantic Delta Air Lines flight.
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Whether Ferdydurke or Transatlantic is his masterpiece is a close call.
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So Narrative4 puts what we see in TransAtlantic into practice?
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It was the infernal impertinence of Germany's schemes for transatlantic plunder that roused the average American.
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In nothing is he more like his transatlantic ancestry than in strong self-content.
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Witness a transatlantic instance of its incompetency—he meant the famous case of Mr. Hastings.
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Yet the success of these transatlantic ventures could not be gainsaid.
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The “Cunard Line” of transatlantic steamers was established in the year 1840.
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British Dictionary definitions for transatlantic

transatlantic

/ (ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk) /

adjective

on or from the other side of the Atlantic

crossing the Atlantic

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