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 threat of flash flooding remains in place across the mid-Atlantic, with storms moving over the northern Plains and east into the Midwest also carrying the risk of severe wind gusts and hail. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 July 2025

Damaging winds will be the greatest threat for the mid-Atlantic, while very large hail and isolated tornadoes will be the greatest hazards for the northern Plains. —Nbc News, NBC news, 10 July 2025

The mid-Atlantic region—covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland—is brimming with resorts our readers return to year after year. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025

Rough surf and rip currents are a threat from northeastern Florida to the mid-Atlantic into Monday. —Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025

Rhymes for mid-Atlantic

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