TRANSATLANTIC


Meaning of TRANSATLANTIC in English

I. |tran(t)sət|lantik, -raan-, -nzə-, -|laan-, -tēk adjective

Etymology: trans- + Atlantic (ocean)

1. : crossing or extending across the Atlantic ocean

transatlantic voyage

transatlantic cable

2.

a. : lying or situated beyond the Atlantic ocean

travels to a transatlantic country

b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a people, country, or region beyond the Atlantic ocean

the tacit conflict and mutual yearning of two cultures, the old European and the new transatlantic — Times Literary Supplement

• trans·at·lan·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē adverb

II. noun

( -s )

1. : one that is or lives across the Atlantic or in a transatlantic country

2. : a transatlantic ship

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.