transatlantic

adjective

trans·​at·​lan·​tic ˌtran(t)s-ət-ˈlan-tik 

ˌtranz-

1

a

: crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean

a transatlantic cable

b

: relating to or involving crossing the Atlantic Ocean

transatlantic airfares

2

a

: situated or originating from beyond the Atlantic Ocean

b

: of, relating to, or involving countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and especially the U.S. and Great Britain

transatlantic cooperation

Examples of transatlantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although Europe has shown considerable unity amid the blows the Trump administration has dealt to the transatlantic alliance, significant divisions remain over whether individual European countries are willing to deploy troops to Ukraine to keep the peace. —Nic Robertson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025

The Stoxx 600 is nonetheless heading for a second straight weekly loss as regional investors monitor tumultuous developments on transatlantic trade policies. —Chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya,jenni Reid, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025

Against that backdrop, Maxwell unpacks the transatlantic story so far and the upcoming plans for Motive Pictures. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025

The collection’s transatlantic trip has been a long time coming. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for transatlantic

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

Kids Definition

transatlantic

adjective

trans·​at·​lan·​tic ˌtran(t)s-ət-ˈlant-ik 

ˌtranz-

1

: crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean

a transatlantic cable

2

: located or coming from beyond the Atlantic Ocean

our transatlantic friends