Transatlantic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Transatlantic \Trans`at*lan"tic\ (tr[a^]ns*[a^]t*l[a^]n"t[i^]k),
     a. [Pref. trans- + Atlantic: cf. F. transatlantique.]
     1. Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
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     Note: When used by a person in Europe or Africa,


           transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a
           person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe
           or Africa, especially the former.
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     2. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean; as, a transatlantic flight.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  transatlantic
       adj : crossing the Atlantic Ocean; "transatlantic flight"