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 sweeping wins were driven by a rare coalition of voters across nearly all walks of American life, in cities and countryside, from the rural Midwest and Deep South to a traditionally conservative mid-Atlantic. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Some minor to moderate flooding was occurring in parts of the mid-Atlantic coast, which the hurricane center said is likely to continue the rest of the week about the times of high tide. — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for mid-Atlantic

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