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transatlantic

[ trans-uh t-lan-tik, tranz- ]

/ ˌtræns ətˈlæn tɪk, ˌtrænz- /

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adjective

crossing or reaching across the Atlantic: a transatlantic liner.

situated beyond the Atlantic.

Origin of transatlantic

First recorded in 1770–80; trans- + Atlantic

OTHER WORDS FROM transatlantic

trans·at·lan·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby transatlantic

transamidination, transaminase, transamination, transannular, transarctic, transatlantic, transaxle, transcalent, transcarboxylase, transcaucasia, transcaucasian

Example sentences from the Web for transatlantic

Hard to tell if The Boss is for, or against, this transatlantic ass-kissing--but we do know he has a thing for red heads.

Is Springsteen Still Misty Over Christie? |Bill Schulz |January 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They both have those instincts and that history and generally look at the transatlantic relationship through the same lens.

Biden Aide Fires Back at Gates |Josh Rogin |January 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lauren pleaded guilty to breaching the peace and being drunk on board a transatlantic Delta Air Lines flight.

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Whether Ferdydurke or Transatlantic is his masterpiece is a close call.

Louis Begley: How I Write |Noah Charney |August 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

So Narrative4 puts what we see in TransAtlantic into practice?

Colum McCann Talks New Novel ‘TransAtlantic’ and Narrative4 |Phil Klay |June 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It was the infernal impertinence of Germany's schemes for transatlantic plunder that roused the average American.

Out To Win |Coningsby Dawson
In nothing is he more like his transatlantic ancestry than in strong self-content.

The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky |James Lane Allen
Witness a transatlantic instance of its incompetency—he meant the famous case of Mr. Hastings.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton
Yet the success of these transatlantic ventures could not be gainsaid.

The Secrets of a Savoyard |Henry A. Lytton
The “Cunard Line” of transatlantic steamers was established in the year 1840.

A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine |Robert H. Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for transatlantic

transatlantic

/ (ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk) /

adjective

on or from the other side of the Atlantic

crossing the Atlantic