mid-Atlantic
adjective
1
: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina
mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches
2
: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic islands
Examples of mid-Atlantic in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The couple left Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia on June 11 en route to the Azores, a group of Portuguese islands in the mid-Atlantic, around 2,000 miles away.
—
Jack Guy, CNN, 22 July 2024
The rain, especially across the mid-Atlantic, will come as a relief to millions as cooler temperatures are expected to set in after days of heat that pushed temperatures in Washington D.C. to 100, while the mercury reached the mid-to-upper 90s in New York and Philadelphia.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
More than 119 million people were under extreme heat warnings Monday, with the National Weather Service forecasting temperatures of 100 degrees or higher in the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 July 2024
Torrential downpours are expected to develop along the mid-Atlantic coast before expanding into New England at midweek, according to AccuWeather.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for mid-Atlantic 
Jack Guy, CNN, 22 July 2024
The rain, especially across the mid-Atlantic, will come as a relief to millions as cooler temperatures are expected to set in after days of heat that pushed temperatures in Washington D.C. to 100, while the mercury reached the mid-to-upper 90s in New York and Philadelphia.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
More than 119 million people were under extreme heat warnings Monday, with the National Weather Service forecasting temperatures of 100 degrees or higher in the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 July 2024
Torrential downpours are expected to develop along the mid-Atlantic coast before expanding into New England at midweek, according to AccuWeather.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for mid-Atlantic
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'mid-Atlantic.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near mid-Atlantic
Cite this Entry
“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share