Atlantic

adjective

At·​lan·​tic ət-ˈlan-tik 

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1

a

: of, relating to, or found in, on, or near the Atlantic Ocean

b

: of, relating to, or found on or near the east coast of the U.S.

2

: of or relating to the nations that border the Atlantic Ocean

the Atlantic community

Examples of Atlantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although the incoming storm will produce less snow than its predecessor, which walloped the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic earlier this week, several inches of snow are still expected, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alan Reppert told . —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches. —Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025

Atlantic hurricane season starts in June and runs through November, so many of the island's hotels and restaurants shutter from late August through late October due to low visitor numbers and the risk of tropical storms. —Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025

Hurricane power outages linger in Cuba RIO CAUTO, Cuba -- Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after Hurricane Melissa pummeled the island's eastern region as one of the strongest Atlantic storms in history. —Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing Atlantic

• Atlantic croaker
• Atlantic puffin
• Atlantic salmon
• Atlantic time
• Atlantic white cedar
• mid-Atlantic
• Middle Atlantic
• North Atlantic Oscillation

Rhymes for Atlantic

• gigantic
• pedantic
• romantic
• semantic
• vedantic
• antic
• frantic
• transatlantic
• unromantic