Atlantic

adjective

At·​lan·​tic ət-ˈlan-tik 

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1

a

: of, relating to, or found in, on, or near the Atlantic Ocean

b

: of, relating to, or found on or near the east coast of the U.S.

2

: of or relating to the nations that border the Atlantic Ocean

the Atlantic community

Examples of Atlantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the heels of one of the more devastating Florida hurricane seasons in recent memory, forecasters are calling for another above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2025. —Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025

Beryl, Helene and Milton, which battered large swaths of the U.S., were all Atlantic storms, while John, which caused extensive damage in the Mexican state of Guerrero, was an eastern Pacific storm. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025

Researchers are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2025, likely producing stronger and more frequent storms than a typical year but at the same time with less intensity expected than last season. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025

In 2017, Hurricane Irma swept across Florida as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, leaving behind a trail of devastation. —Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing Atlantic

• Atlantic croaker
• Atlantic puffin
• Atlantic salmon
• Atlantic time
• Atlantic white cedar
• mid-Atlantic
• Middle Atlantic
• North Atlantic Oscillation

Rhymes for Atlantic

• gigantic
• pedantic
• romantic
• semantic
• vedantic
• antic
• frantic
• transatlantic
• unromantic