Atlantic

At·lan·tic

A0498900 (ăt-lăn′tĭk)n.1. The Atlantic Ocean.2. The westernmost branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Also called West Atlantic.adj.1. Of, in, or near the Atlantic Ocean.2. Of, on, or near the eastern coast of the United States.3. Of or concerning countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, especially those of Europe and North America.4. Of or relating to the westernmost branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

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[Middle English Atlantik, from Latin (mare) Atlanticum, Atlantic (sea), from Greek (pelagos) Atlantikos, from Atlās, Atlant-, Atlas, Mount Atlas (in west Africa, on which the heavens were believed to rest); see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

Atlantic

(ətˈlæntɪk) n (Placename) the Atlantic short for Atlantic Oceanadj1. (Placename) of or relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean2. (Placename) of or relating to Atlas or the Atlas Mountains[C15: from Latin Atlanticus, from Greek (pelagos) Atlantikos (the sea) of Atlas (so called because it lay beyond the Atlas Mountains)]

At•lan•tic

(ætˈlæn tɪk)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean. 2. of, pertaining to, or situated on the E seaboard of the U.S. 3. of or pertaining to the countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, esp. those of North America and Europe. n. 4. Atlantic Ocean. [1350–1400]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Atlantic - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the eastAtlantic Oceanbattle of Trafalgar, Trafalgar - a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)Bermuda, Bermudas - a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resortBermuda Triangle - an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lostCape Verde Islands - a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of SenegalFalkland Islands - a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colonythe Indies, West Indies - the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort areaGreenland, Gronland, Kalaallit Nunaat - the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of DenmarkNewfoundland - an island in the north AtlanticBritish Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north AtlanticFaeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroe Islands, Faroes - a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland IslandsIceland - a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic CircleOrkney Islands - an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of ScotlandShetland, Shetland Islands, Zetland - an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of ScotlandDemocratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Thome e Principe, Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome e Principe, St. Thomas and Principe - island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reservesTenerife - a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary IslandsAntarctic Ocean - the southern waters surrounding AntarcticaAtlantic Coast - a coast of the Atlantic OceanBay of Biscay - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of SpainBay of Fundy - a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feetBiscayne Bay - a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern FloridaBristol Channel - an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern EnglandBuzzards Bay - an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern MassachusettsChesapeake Bay - a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna RiverDelaware Bay - an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware RiverEnglish Channel - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and BritainGalway Bay - a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of IrelandGulf of Guinea - a gulf off the southwest coast of AfricaGolfo de Mexico, Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of MexicoGulf of Saint Lawrence, Gulf of St. Lawrence - an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of CanadaLabrador Sea - an arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern GreenlandLong Island Sound - a sound between Long Island and ConnecticutMassachusetts Bay - an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Massachusetts extending from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the southMid-Atlantic Ridge - a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South AtlanticNew York Bay - a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson RiverNorth Atlantic - that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equatorNorth Sea - an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970Norwegian Sea - the part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast to the north of the North SeaPenobscot Bay - an inlet of the Atlantic in eastern MaineSargasso Sea - a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweedSouth Atlantic - that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the south of the equatorWindward Passage - a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea
Adj.	1.	Atlantic - relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean; "Atlantic currents"

Translations

大西洋

Atlantic

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