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Mid-atlantic

adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to this region. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of a region of the United States generally including Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and usually New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The middle of the East Coast of the United States, typically consisting of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.

    "This will feel like a dream compared to the chilly high temperatures forecast from the mid-Atlantic to New England, where you’ll be lucky to see the mercury in the thermometer climb out of the 40’s."

  2. 2
    The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.; Used alone, with "the".

    "All the best hydrographers, both of this country and of the United States, agree in the conclusion that the Florida Current dies out in the mid-Atlantic, losing all the attributes by which it had been previously distinguished—[…]"

  3. 3
    The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.; Used alone, after a verb or preposition of location, without "the".

    "Cyclones coming from Labrador work round this hump to the S.E., and die out in mid-Atlantic."

  4. 4
    The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.; Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic current" and "Mid-Atlantic Ridge": located in, or otherwise relating to, the mid-Atlantic. See: Mid Atlantic Ridge

    "As they appear today these approaches are first, the north Atlantic chain of islands connecting northern Europe with Labrador; second, the mid-Atlantic currents setting steadily westward from the African coast to South America and the West Indies; third, […]"

  5. 5
    The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.; Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic accent" and "mid-Atlantic English": half-American, half-European; combining American and European elements. figuratively

    "‘That lecturer sure is a pain in the ass, man,’ said Keith, in a contrived, mid-Atlantic accent."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mid- + Atlantic.

Etymology 2

From mid- + Atlantic.

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