Transatlantic
[trænzæt'læntɪk;trɑːnz-;-ns-] or [,trænzət'læntɪk]
Definition
(adj.) crossing the Atlantic Ocean; 'transatlantic flight' .
Checker: Sherman--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
(a.) Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Typist: Nora
Definition
adj. beyond the Atlantic Ocean: crossing the Atlantic.
Typist: Marvin
Examples
- It was in 1840 that the famous Cunard line of transatlantic steamers was established, soon followed by the Collins line and others. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Marconi was born at Villa Griffone, near Bologna, in 1874, so that he was under thirty when he caught that first transatlantic message. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Transatlantic steamship navigation was started in 1819. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It may be interesting to the housewife to see the market list of a modern transatlantic steamer. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The largest and in many respects the highest type of marine architecture is to be found in the modern ocean greyhound for transatlantic trade. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typist: Marvin