transatlantic

adjective

trans·​at·​lan·​tic ˌtran(t)s-ət-ˈlan-tik 

ˌtranz-

1

a

: crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean

a transatlantic cable

b

: relating to or involving crossing the Atlantic Ocean

transatlantic airfares

2

a

: situated or originating from beyond the Atlantic Ocean

b

: of, relating to, or involving countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and especially the U.S. and Great Britain

transatlantic cooperation

Examples of transatlantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everybody else is now allowed to celebrate their roots but not those with transatlantic bonds. —Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

New Madrid, Munich, and Oslo flights American Airlines, Lufthansa-affiliate Discover Airlines and SAS Scandinavian Airlines will launch three new transatlantic nonstops this month. —Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025

Shannon Stapleton/Reuters/File In short, the Trump administration’s response has been an earthquake in transatlantic relations. —Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025

The drifting White House view of Ukraine under Trump is leading to a tectonic shift in transatlantic relations. —Jill Lawless and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for transatlantic

• unromantic
• antic
• frantic
• atlantic
• gigantic
• pedantic
• romantic
• semantic
• vedantic

Kids Definition

transatlantic

adjective

trans·​at·​lan·​tic ˌtran(t)s-ət-ˈlant-ik 

ˌtranz-

1

: crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean

a transatlantic cable

2

: located or coming from beyond the Atlantic Ocean

our transatlantic friends