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
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These calls, which have only grown louder in the days following the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in an Israeli airstrike, are now coming from some of the highest levels of transatlantic politics.
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Offering a real sense of time and place, the dining room greets guests nose-to-nose with a 48-foot Concorde passenger jet sculpture suspended from the ceiling that pays tribute to the last supersonic transatlantic flight between New York and London.
—Stacey Wreathall, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
In the early 1800s, Great Britain led an international campaign to end the transatlantic slave trade.
—Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Freight rates on transatlantic routes are roughly back at 2019 levels following a spike during the pandemic.
—Mark Thompson, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The company has built legendary jetliners for more than 60 years, from the Boeing 707 transatlantic pioneer to the distinctive 747, the jumbo jet with a piano bar.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Related Articles Delta pilot found drunk before transatlantic flight sentenced to 10 months prison
California woman was told not to plan any travel after risky spine surgery.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
By Boom’s own estimates, the Overture will burn nearly three times as much fuel per seat on an average transatlantic flight than the latest wide-body jets from Airbus and Boeing, at a time when the aviation industry is focused on cutting — not growing — emissions.
—Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
What this interpretation leaves out, according to Perl-Rosenthal, is that all the transatlantic revolutions began to unfold at an accelerating pace as the initial revolutionary vanguard was swept aside.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Offering a real sense of time and place, the dining room greets guests nose-to-nose with a 48-foot Concorde passenger jet sculpture suspended from the ceiling that pays tribute to the last supersonic transatlantic flight between New York and London.
—Stacey Wreathall, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
In the early 1800s, Great Britain led an international campaign to end the transatlantic slave trade.
—Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Freight rates on transatlantic routes are roughly back at 2019 levels following a spike during the pandemic.
—Mark Thompson, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The company has built legendary jetliners for more than 60 years, from the Boeing 707 transatlantic pioneer to the distinctive 747, the jumbo jet with a piano bar.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Related Articles Delta pilot found drunk before transatlantic flight sentenced to 10 months prison
California woman was told not to plan any travel after risky spine surgery.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
By Boom’s own estimates, the Overture will burn nearly three times as much fuel per seat on an average transatlantic flight than the latest wide-body jets from Airbus and Boeing, at a time when the aviation industry is focused on cutting — not growing — emissions.
—Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
What this interpretation leaves out, according to Perl-Rosenthal, is that all the transatlantic revolutions began to unfold at an accelerating pace as the initial revolutionary vanguard was swept aside.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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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
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