atlantic

Noun · Adjective
US[uht-lan-tik]/ətˈlæntɪk/3 syllablesalso [uht-lan-ik] /ətˈlænɪk/
Synonyms: Atlantic Ocean

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the eastSynonyms: Atlantic OceanInstance of oceanParts Greenland, West Indies, Iceland, New York Bay, Long Island Sound, Bermuda, Bermuda Triangle, Gulf of Mexico +32 more

Adjective (1)

  1. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean“Atlantic currents”
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

At·lan′tic (…), adjective

Origin: L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.

1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.

2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.

3. Descended from Atlas.

The seven Atlantic sisters.— John Milton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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