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

Ultimately, the greatest impacts will be determined by the storm's track, but periods of heavy rain and wind, along coastal flooding, beach erosion, and hazardous surf are a concern, especially for the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

The mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions can expect the best leaf peeping in the second half of October. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Drier weather is expected over the next few days across areas of the mid-Atlantic down through the Southeast, including the southern Appalachians. — Jaimie Ding, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

As Florida and Alabama cleaned up after Isaias swept through the day before, the storm’s remnants brought the risk of flooding to the Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic region on Sunday. — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for mid-Atlantic

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