Atlantic Ocean

Often the Atlantic

[at-lan-tik oh-shuhn]

noun

1. an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere, with its deepest section in the Puerto Rico Trench: divided by the equator into the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean. 32,870,000 square miles (85,133,000 square kilometers).

Atlantic Ocean

noun

1. the world's second largest ocean, bounded in the north by the Arctic, in the south by the Antarctic, in the west by North and South America, and in the east by Europe and Africa. Greatest depth: 9220 m (30 246 ft). Area: about 81 585 000 sq km (31 500 000 sq miles)

Atlantic Ocean

1. Second-largest ocean in the world, separating North America and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Atlantic Ocean¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

The perilous journey over the Atlantic Ocean has become an increasingly common route for African migrants trying to reach Europe.

From BBC

Located on a barrier island between Lake Worth Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean in South Florida, the club’s landscaping could place it anywhere in the United States.

From Salon

The state of emergency activates crisis funds and urgent infrastructure repairs in the Atlantic Ocean islands off the west coast of Africa.

From BBC

But as the materials become more and more crucial to the global economy, chemicals firm Solvay is expanding its processing plant next to the glistening Atlantic Ocean to meet surging demand across Europe.

From BBC

The Titan submersible disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean while descending to the wreckage of the Titanic on 18 June 2023.

From BBC