transatlantic

[trans-uht-lan-tik, tranz-]

adjective

1. crossing or reaching across the Atlantic.

   a transatlantic liner.

2. situated beyond the Atlantic.

transatlantic

/ ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk /

adjective

1. on or from the other side of the Atlantic

2. crossing the Atlantic

Other Word Forms

• transatlantically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of transatlantic¹

First recorded in 1770–80; trans- + Atlantic

Example Sentences

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met the EU's 27 trade ministers for the first high-level talks in Brussels since the transatlantic allies struck a tariff deal in July.

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According to Simon Calder, travel correspondent for the Independent, it might be worth booking a transatlantic flight to any host city, then navigating domestic flights when we know more.

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This is Cape Fear Pier, one of the North Carolinian ports used in the transatlantic slave trade.

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European Union goods exports to the U.S. rebounded in September, reflecting the easing of uncertainty surrounding trade after a transatlantic deal on tariffs was agreed in the summer.

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"Russia's war of aggression is a long-term threat to European security, the transatlantic community and the rules-based international order," said the joint statement.

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Related Words

• abroad 
• foreign