Atlantic Ocean

American

[at-lan-tik oh-shuhn] / ætˈlæn tɪk ˈoʊ ʃən /

Often the Atlantic

noun

an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere, with its deepest section in the Puerto Rico Trench: divided by the equator into the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean. 32,870,000 square miles (85,133,000 square kilometers).

Atlantic Ocean British

noun

the world's second largest ocean, bounded in the north by the Arctic, in the south by the Antarctic, in the west by North and South America, and in the east by Europe and Africa. Greatest depth: 9220 m (30 246 ft). Area: about 81 585 000 sq km (31 500 000 sq miles)

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Atlantic Ocean Cultural

Second-largest ocean in the world, separating North America and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east.

Etymology

Origin of Atlantic Ocean

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

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Cold Arctic air, transported south over North America by the polar jet stream in the winter, meets warmer air over the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal

The source said dozens of vessels of Russia's "shadow fleet" are equipped with such crew protection teams, notably to escort them in the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean -- all supplied by Moran Security.

From Barron's

At its eastern edge is Peake Deep, one of the deepest locations in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Science Daily

Italian officials admit that it isn’t easy to try to be a bridge over a widening Atlantic Ocean, and that it hasn’t borne much fruit yet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Based inside the Arctic Circle, they often head south toward the Atlantic Ocean, potentially nearing the U.S. and most of Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

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