transatlantic

adjective

trans·​at·​lan·​tic ˌtran(t)s-ət-ˈlan-tik 

ˌtranz-

1

a

: crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean

a transatlantic cable

b

: relating to or involving crossing the Atlantic Ocean

transatlantic airfares

2

a

: situated or originating from beyond the Atlantic Ocean

b

: of, relating to, or involving countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and especially the U.S. and Great Britain

transatlantic cooperation

Examples of transatlantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1978: The first transatlantic balloon flight was successfully completed, long after the modality’s heyday. —Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025

The issue of who invented television is complicated, but Baird was the first to demonstrate the device and the first to send a transatlantic transmission. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025

Health concerns and the cost of transatlantic flights had prevented them from reuniting sooner. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025

But as the plane turned around to land, the pilots determined the aircraft was too heavy since it was fueled for a transatlantic flight. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for transatlantic

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

Kids Definition

transatlantic

adjective

trans·​at·​lan·​tic ˌtran(t)s-ət-ˈlant-ik 

ˌtranz-

1

: crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean

a transatlantic cable

2

: located or coming from beyond the Atlantic Ocean

our transatlantic friends