transatlantic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective crossing the Atlantic Ocean
    • transatlantic flight

WordNet

Trans`at*lan"tic adjective
Etymology
Pref. trans- + Atlantic: cf. F. transatlantique.
Definitions
  1. Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean. ✍ When used by a person in Europe or Africa, transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe or Africa, especially the former.
  2. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Webster 1913