Atlantic ocean
/ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Middle English occean Atlantyke, a calque of Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus.