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

It’s designed for a transatlantic range of 3,500 nautical miles and 51,000-foot ceiling. —Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2025

The West African archipelagic state may as well have started researching transatlantic flights as four players bore down on the Libya goalkeeper deep in injury time on Wednesday, only for the flag to go up against the passer who set the quartet clean through. —Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

The expansion is part of an ambitious 2026 schedule set to increase United’s international city count to 46 cities served by nonstop transatlantic routes. —Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 9 Oct. 2025

For instance, recently on an 11-hour transatlantic flight, my seatmate was having difficulty getting sound in both ears with the airline headset. —Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 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