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

After a year of Trump disrespecting European allies, many had wondered how much of the old transatlantic ties remained. —Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026

Some 500 years later — in between which came the turpitude and disruption of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism — African countries are seeking to once again prioritize building trade between themselves, seeing it as essential to boosting their collective role in the global economy. —Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026

This obsession is threatening the transatlantic alliance and is a gift to adversaries in Moscow and Beijing. —Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026

And, if this basically becomes an obsession, then the nature of the change to the transatlantic relationship is going to be really, really dramatic. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 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