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

According to Cirium, an aviation analytics company, advance-booking directional data show a notable decline in transatlantic travel demand for summer 2026. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026

While discussions on Greenland and the broader transatlantic alliance are taking up a lot of the international oxygen ahead of Tuesday’s elections, the talk at home is focused more on economic concerns. —Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026

Club matches over cable remained infrequent, but as transatlantic connections grew, so did interest in long-distance chess. —Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2026

The average fare for transcontinental flights has jumped over 100%, while flight prices to the Caribbean, Florida and transatlantic destinations have also risen, according to the investment bank. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

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