transatlantic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic English transatlantic From trans- + Atlantic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Beyond, spanning or crossing, or on or from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Serving the flat and fertile south-eastern part of Co. Cork is the railway that runs from Glanmire Road Station in Cork City to the popular seaside resort of Youghal (pronounced "Yawl") and the town of Cobh (pronounced "Cove"), which is Ireland's port of call for transatlantic liners.
1955 May, Walter McGrath and Colm Creedon, “The Cork-Youghal-Cobh Section of C.I.E.”, in Railway Magazine, page 308:Many travellers via Fishguard regret the closing by British Transport Hotels & Catering Services of the Fishguard Bay Hotel, built by the G.W.R. early in the century for the expected transatlantic traffic.
1961 August 14, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492:Ruth Elder was known for her beauty and acting, but her real dream was to become the female version of transatlantic aviator Charles Lindbergh.
2016 November 15, Karla Pequenino, “The women pilots that history forgot”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trans-Atlantic | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
transcontinental · intercontinental · transpacific · transarctic
Deriveds
transatlantically · transatlanticism
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Translations (20)
cmn 橫越大西洋 /横越大西洋 (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · hu transzatlanti (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · el υπερατλαντικός (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · cmn 跨大西洋 (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · fi transatlanttinen (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · cs transatlantický (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · sv transatlantisk (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · sv atlant- (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · ro transatlantic (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · gl transatlántico (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · bg презокеански (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · fr transatlantique (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · es transatlántico (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · ru трансатланти́ческий (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · ca transatlàntic (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · tr transatlantik (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · de transatlantisch (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · pl transatlantycki (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · ka ტრანსატლანტიკური (spanning or crossing the Atlantic) · nl trans-Atlantisch (spanning or crossing the Atlantic)