Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Crossing the Atlantic Ocean: Relating to or involving travel, communication, or connection across the Atlantic Ocean, particularly between North America and Europe.
   • Situated on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean: Originating from, located in, or characteristic of countries on the opposite side of the Atlantic.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The transatlantic flight from New York to London takes about seven hours.
  • They have a strong transatlantic business partnership, with offices in both Chicago and Frankfurt.
  • The transatlantic cable revolutionized communication between Europe and North America.

Advanced Usage

• "Transatlantic relations": Refers to the diplomatic, economic, and cultural connections between countries on both sides of the Atlantic, especially between the United States and European nations.

  • The summit aimed to strengthen transatlantic relations on trade and security.

• "Transatlantic accent": Refers to a learned accent of English, historically used in early 20th-century American theater and film, which blended features of American and British English.

  • Old Hollywood stars like Katharine Hepburn were known for their transatlantic accent.

Variants and Related Words

• Trans- (prefix): A prefix meaning "across," "through," or "beyond." In "transatlantic," it combines with "Atlantic."
• Transpacific (adj): Crossing or situated on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. (This is a related but distinct word, not a variant of "transatlantic.")

Synonyms

• Transoceanic: Crossing or extending across an ocean. (This is a broader term that can include any ocean.)
• Intercontinental: Connecting or involving different continents. (This is a broader term that is not specific to the Atlantic.)

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Transatlantic alliance: A formal agreement or union between nations across the Atlantic.
  • NATO is a key transatlantic alliance.
• Transatlantic crossing: The act or journey of traveling across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The cruise ship makes a transatlantic crossing each spring.

Adjective

1. crossing the Atlantic Ocean
   • transatlantic flight