transatlantic

[ UK /tɹænsɐtlˈɑːntɪk/ ]
[ US /ˌtɹænzətˈɫænɪk, ˌtɹænzətˈɫæntɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. crossing the Atlantic Ocean
    transatlantic flight
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How To Use transatlantic In A Sentence

  • Jumbo jets somehow lack the glamour of the transatlantic liner.
  • The Ireland voyage was arranged in place of a transatlantic crossing which was cancelled due to ongoing discussions over the vessel's financial problems.
  • Its final voyage ended in disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937, when it was coming into land after a transatlantic crossing.
  • There were appeals for Mr Bush to work on healing the transatlantic rift.
  • He has waited for three months for promising conditions and said that he hoped to ride transatlantic weather systems 'like a conveyor belt '. Times, Sunday Times
  • It worked best at times when the transatlantic alliance faced an existential, totalitarian threat. Times, Sunday Times
  • Half its output is American; its vernacular looks and sounds transatlantic.
  • If diving for wrecks turns you on, Bermuda is a veritable treasure trove of maritime disaster, with a wreck collection including 16th century Spanish galleons, warships and a luxury transatlantic liner.
  • The transatlantic flight from Heathrow carried on to Miami after cabin crew grabbed a fire extinguisher to douse the blazing oven. The Sun
  • Since newspapers and magazines tend to reflect and reinforce the views of their readers, this comparison reveals something about the current state of the transatlantic relationship.
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