Atlantic Ocean

/ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/

proper noun

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

Similar
the Atlantic
OriginMiddle English occean Atlantyke ← Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Atlantic Ocean
  1. The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.

    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.

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

    2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN

    Synonyms: the Atlantic

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.

Similar
the Atlantic
Also see
western sea

Origin

  1. Latinōceanus Ā̆tlanticus
  2. Middle Englishoccean Atlantyke
  3. EnglishAtlantic Ocean

From Middle English occean Atlantyke, from Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus.

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Translations

Afrikaans Atlantiese Oseaan
  • Atlantiese Oseaanthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός
  • Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Arabic الْمُحِيط الْأَطْلَسِيّ, الْأَطْلَسِيّ
  • الْمُحِيط الْأَطْلَسِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-ʔaṭlasiyy)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • الْأَطْلَسِيّ (al-ʔaṭlasiyy)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Basque Ozeano Atlantikoa
  • Ozeano Atlantikoathe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Bengali আতলসী মহাসাগর
  • আতলসী মহাসাগর (atlośi mohaśagor)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Bulgarian Атланти́чески океа́н
  • Атланти́чески океа́н (Atlantíčeski okeán)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Catalan oceà Atlàntic, Atlàntic
  • oceà Atlànticthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlànticthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Chinese Mandarin 大西洋
  • 大西洋 (Dàxīyáng)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Czech Atlantský oceán
  • Atlantský oceánthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Danish Atlanterhavet, Atlanten
  • Atlanterhavetthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlantenthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Dutch Atlantische Oceaan, Atlantisch
  • Atlantische Oceaanthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlantischthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Esperanto Atlantika Oceano
  • Atlantika Oceanothe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Estonian Atlandi ookean
  • Atlandi ookeanthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Finnish Atlantin valtameri, Atlantti
  • Atlantin valtamerithe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlanttithe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
French océan Atlantique, l’Atlantique
  • océan Atlantiquethe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • l’Atlantiquethe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
German Atlantischer Ozean, Atlantik
  • Atlantischer Ozeanthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlantikthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Greek Ατλαντικός Ωκεανός
  • Ατλαντικός Ωκεανός (Atlantikós Okeanós)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Hawaiian Moana ʻAkelanika
  • Moana ʻAkelanikathe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Hebrew האוקיינוס האטלנטי \ הָאוֹקְיָנוֹס הָאַטְלַנְטִי
  • האוקיינוס האטלנטי \ הָאוֹקְיָנוֹס הָאַטְלַנְטִי (ha-okyanós ha-atlánti)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Hindi अन्ध महासागर, अटलांटिक महासागर
  • अन्ध महासागर (andh mahāsāgar)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • अटलांटिक महासागर (aṭlāṇṭik mahāsāgar)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Hungarian Atlanti-óceán
  • Atlanti-óceánthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Icelandic Atlantshaf
  • Atlantshafthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Indonesian Samudra Atlantik
  • Samudra Atlantikthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Irish An tAigéan Atlantach
  • An tAigéan Atlantachthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Italian Oceano Atlantico
  • Oceano Atlanticothe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Japanese 大西洋
  • 大西洋 (Taiseiyō)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Korean 대서양
  • 대서양 (Daeseoyang)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Latin Ātlanticus
  • Ātlanticusthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Latvian Atlantijas okeāns
  • Atlantijas okeānsthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Lithuanian Atlanto vandenynas
  • Atlanto vandenynasthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Malay Lautan Atlantik
  • Lautan Atlantikthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Māori Moana Ranatiki
  • Moana Ranatikithe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Norwegian Atlanterhavet, Atlanteren
  • Atlanterhavetthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlanterenthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • dammenthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Vesterhavetthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Persian اقیانوس اطلس
  • اقیانوس اطلس (oqyânus-e atlas)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Polish Ocean Atlantycki, Atlantyk
  • Ocean Atlantyckithe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlantykthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Portuguese Atlântico, Oceano Atlântico
  • Atlânticothe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Oceano Atlânticothe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Punjabi ਅੰਧ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ
  • ਅੰਧ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ (andha mahānsāgar)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Romanian Oceanul Atlantic
  • Oceanul Atlanticthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Russian Атла́нтика, Атланти́ческий океа́н
  • Атла́нтика (Atlántika)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Атланти́ческий океа́н (Atlantíčeskij okeán)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Scottish Gaelic An Cuan Mòr, An Cuan Siar
  • An Cuan Mòrthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • An Cuan Siarthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Na h-Abhthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • An Tabhthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Slovak Atlantický oceán
  • Atlantický oceánthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Spanish océano Atlántico, Atlántico
  • océano Atlánticothe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlánticothe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Swahili Atlantiki
  • Atlantikithe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Swedish Atlanten, pölen
  • Atlantenthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • pölenthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Tagalog Karagatang Atlantiko
  • Karagatang Atlantikothe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Tamil அத்திலாந்திக்குப் பெருங்கடல், அட்லாண்டிக் பெருங்கடல்
  • அத்திலாந்திக்குப் பெருங்கடல் (attilāntikkup peruṅkaṭal)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • அட்லாண்டிக் பெருங்கடல் (aṭlāṇṭik peruṅkaṭal)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Thai มหาสมุทรแอตแลนติก
  • มหาสมุทรแอตแลนติก (má-hǎa-sà-mùt-ɛ́t-lɛɛn-dtìk)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Turkish Atlas Okyanusu, Atlantik Okyanusu
  • Atlas Okyanusuthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • Atlantik Okyanusuthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Ukrainian Атланти́чний океа́н
  • Атланти́чний океа́н (Atlantýčnyj okeán)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Urdu بحر اوقیانوس, بحر ظلمات
  • بحر اوقیانوس (bahr-e ūqyânūs)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • بحر ظلمات (bahr-e zulmât)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Vietnamese Đại Tây Dương
  • Đại Tây Dươngthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Welsh Môr Iwerydd, yr Iwerydd
  • Môr Iweryddthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • yr Iweryddthe ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Yiddish אַטלאַנטישער אָקעאַן, אַטלאַנטיק
  • אַטלאַנטישער אָקעאַן (atlantisher okean)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
  • אַטלאַנטיק (atlantik)the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
Cite this entry
APA

Atlantic Ocean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlantic%20Ocean

MLA

“Atlantic Ocean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlantic%20Ocean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atlantic Ocean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlantic%20Ocean.

Source: Atlantic Ocean on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.