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# atlantic

adjective / proper noun (the Atlantic, the Atlantic Ocean — written with a capital A)

«atlantic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean, lying between the Americas on the west and Europe and Africa on the east. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#m1)
2. As an adjective, to do with this ocean: "Atlantic salmon", "the Atlantic coast". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography, the Atlantic separates North and South America from Europe and Africa; Ireland and the UK face it on the west. In history, sailors such as Columbus crossed the Atlantic in sailing ships. Phrases: the Atlantic Ocean, cross the Atlantic, Atlantic coast, North Atlantic, transatlantic.

### Examples

- The Atlantic Ocean is between America and Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#x1)
- Ireland's west coast faces the Atlantic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#x2)
- We flew across the Atlantic to visit Grandma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#x3)
- Atlantic salmon swim up rivers to lay eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#x4)
- The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#x5)
- Hurricanes often form over the warm Atlantic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#x6)
- That the others came from across the Atlantic is shown by the fact that it occurs in Ireland (Kennedy, Fictions, pp. 5-10) and Scotland (Campbell, No. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/#x7)

### Note

Always written with a capital A: Atlantic. Use "the": "the Atlantic". The largest ocean is the Pacific, not the Atlantic. "Transatlantic" means across the Atlantic. Do not confuse with "Atlantis", a made-up island in old stories.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «atlantic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«atlantic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/atlantic.html) on Mova free.