Atlantic Ocean

From Middle English occean Atlantyke, a calque of Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus.

• IPA^(key): /ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/

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the Atlantic Ocean

2. The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.

   Synonym: the Atlantic

   • 2020 February 9, Alina Selyukh, “British Airways Sets Record, Crossing The Atlantic In Under 5 Hours In Strong Winds”, in NPR:

     But British Airways Flight 112 made the trek in under five hours, setting a new record for the fastest subsonic commercial flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

   • 2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation. That’s why a recent arboreal discovery nearly 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground caught researchers’ attention.

• oceans: Antarctic Ocean~Southern Ocean · Arctic Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean ^[edit]

• “Atlantic Ocean”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Atlantic Ocean”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.