atlantic

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  1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.

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  1. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
  2. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean

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  • Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Forrester Research, discusses reports that Ryanair will start offering trans-atlantic flights for as little as $13. —  KCBS Bay Area News
  • PARTNER SITE: Commentary from atlantic-community. org —  Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE
  • Recently, on a cross-atlantic flight, I had a shocking experience watching contemporary Disney channel shows like Hanna Montana and wondered why kids like it so much. —  Andrew Baron
  • Dispute it all you want, I do personally believe the atlantic will be for the most part except for New Brunswick a wholesale Conservative meltdown. —  Liblogs.ca latest blog entries
  • No fears of running out of juice after listening to tunes throughout a trans-atlantic flight. —  MobileTechReview
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