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Atlantic Ocean

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The Atlantic Ocean.

Etymology

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From Middle English occean Atlantyke, a calque of Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus.

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the Atlantic Ocean

  1. The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.
    Synonym: the Atlantic
    • 2020 February 9, Alina Selyukh, “British Airways Sets Record, Crossing The Atlantic In Under 5 Hours In Strong Winds”, in NPR:
      But British Airways Flight 112 made the trek in under five hours, setting a new record for the fastest subsonic commercial flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
    • 2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN[1]:
      No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation. That’s why a recent arboreal discovery nearly 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground caught researchers’ attention.

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