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