atlantic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
    Atlantic Ocean.
  2. adjective relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
    • Atlantic currents

WordNet

At*lan"tic adjective
Etymology
L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.
  2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.
  3. Descended from Atlas.
    The seven Atlantic sisters. Milton.

Webster 1913