[at-lan-tik] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or situated on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.: the Atlantic states. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to the countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, esp. those of North America and Europe. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or its members: the Atlantic Alliance. |
| 5. | Atlantic Ocean. |
| 6. | Railroads. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. |
| At·lan·tic (āt-lān'tĭk) n. The Atlantic Ocean. adj.
[Middle English Atlantik, from Latin (mare) Atlanticum, Atlantic (sea), from Greek (pelagos) Atlantikos, from Atlās, Atlant-, Atlas, Mount Atlas (in west Africa, on which the heavens were believed to rest); see telə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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