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

This is Atlantic hurricane season, so check in on hotel cancellation policies and add purchasing travel insurance to your pre-departure to-do list. —Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025

The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 and will last through the end of November. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 19 July 2025

United reported that Pacific revenue grew 8.7%, while Atlantic revenue grew 2.5%, total international revenue grew 3.8% and domestic fell by 0.7%. —Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025

Despite moving over warm Gulf waters, which would provide fuel for development, the cluster of storms has been ripped apart by hostile upper-level winds, leaving it unlikely to claim Dexter, the next name on the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season list. —Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 July 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