Definition

1. Proper noun:

   • The Atlantic Ocean: The world's second-largest ocean, lying between the continents of the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.

2. Adjective:

   • Relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean: Describing something connected to, located in, or characteristic of the Atlantic Ocean.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:

  • The Titanic sank in the Atlantic.
  • They sailed across the Atlantic from Lisbon to New York.

• Adjective:

  • The Atlantic coast of France is beautiful.
  • Atlantic hurricanes can be very powerful.

Advanced Usage

• "Atlantic" as part of a compound proper noun: Used in names of specific regions or features.
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1949.
  • The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a major underwater mountain range.

Variants and Related Words

• Transatlantic (adj): Crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • They took a transatlantic flight.
• Cisatlantic (adj): Situated on the same side of the Atlantic Ocean (less common).
• Atlanticism (n): A philosophy of close cooperation between North America and Europe.

Synonyms

• Oceanic (adj): Pertaining to the ocean (more general).
• Maritime (adj): Connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial activity.

Related Phrases

• Across the Atlantic: On or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
  • He moved his family across the Atlantic.
• Atlantic seaboard: The coastline of a country bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Major cities are located on the Atlantic seaboard.

Adjective

1. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
   • Atlantic currents

Noun

1. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east