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单词 atlantic
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
At•lan•tic  (at lantik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Place Namesof or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. Place Namesof, pertaining to, or situated on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.:the Atlantic states.
  3. Place Namesof or pertaining to the countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, esp. those of North America and Europe.
  4. Governmentof or pertaining to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or its members:the Atlantic Alliance.

n. 
  1. Place NamesSee Atlantic Ocean. 
  2. Rail Transporta steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. See table under Whyte classification. 
  • Greek Atlantikós of (Mount) Atlas, equivalent. to Atlant- (stem of Átlās) + -ikos -ic
  • Latin Atlanticum (mare) the Atlantic (ocean), neuter of Atlanticus
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Atlantic /ətˈlæntɪk/ n
  1. the Atlantic
    short for Atlantic Ocean
adj
  1. of or relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
  2. of or relating to Atlas or the Atlas Mountains
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin Atlanticus, from Greek (pelagos) Atlantikos (the sea) of Atlas (so called because it lay beyond the Atlas Mountains)
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