American English pronunciation
How to pronounce atlantic
IPA transcription: [ət'læntɪk]
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Noun
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the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
Adjective
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relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
“Atlantic currents”
Usage examples
- The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean.
- The westbound Atlantic crossing carried an expanded crew including a shore party.
- Landlocked Atlantic salmon are occasionally stocked as well.
- He wrote for various magazines, including "The Atlantic Monthly" and "Harper's Magazine".
- Maravich led the Wolfpack to the Atlantic Coast Conference title that season.
- More successes followed, on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Such systems are used for aircraft crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- Jeffrey Goldberg of "The Atlantic Monthly" also calls the play a blood libel.
- She claimed that she had married a white woman in Atlantic City.
- The result was that Poe was dropped from Atlantic's roster of artists.