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

The primary reason: big, fluffy North Atlantic cod fillets. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025

The ramp-up to a busy hurricane season Aug. 6-19 typically marks the beginning of the ramp-up for Atlantic tropical cyclone activity. —Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025

Prior to the Epstein controversy, the leak of U.S. military attack plans to Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was widely considered the first big crisis of Trump’s second term. —Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

The département, one of the five that make up Normandy, covers 2,100 square miles, with a majestic Atlantic coastline unspooling from the Seine estuary to the World War II battlefield of Omaha Beach. —Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 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