HyperDic: atlantic_ocean

English > 1 sense of the expression Atlantic Ocean:
NOUNobjectAtlantic Ocean, Atlanticthe 2nd largest ocean
English > Atlantic Ocean: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east.
SynonymAtlantic
Instance ofoceanA large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
PartsAntarctic OceanThe southern waters surrounding Antarctica
Atlantic CoastA coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Bay of BiscayAn arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe
Bay of FundyA bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Bermuda, BermudasA group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast
Bermuda TriangleAn area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
Biscayne BayA narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida
Bristol ChannelAn inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England
British IslesGreat Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
Buzzards BayAn inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts
Cape Verde IslandsA group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
Chesapeake BayA large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland
Delaware BayAn inlet of the North Atlantic
English ChannelAn arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain
Falkland IslandsA group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina
Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, FaeroesA group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
Galway BayA bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland
Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit NunaatThe largest island in the world
Gulf of GuineaA gulf off the southwest coast of Africa
Gulf of Mexico, Golfo de MexicoAn arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico
Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Gulf of St. LawrenceAn arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada
IcelandA volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
Labrador SeaAn arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland
Long Island SoundA sound between Long Island and Connecticut
Massachusetts BayAn inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Massachusetts extending from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south
Mid-Atlantic RidgeA very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic
New York BayA bay of the North Atlantic
NewfoundlandAn island in the north Atlantic
North AtlanticThat part of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator
North SeaAn arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia
Norwegian SeaThe part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast to the north of the North Sea
Orkney IslandsAn archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland
Penobscot BayAn inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine
Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome e Principe, Sao Thome e Principe, St. Thomas and Principeisland nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa
Sargasso SeaA vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed
Shetland, Shetland Islands, ZetlandAn archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
South AtlanticThat part of the Atlantic Ocean to the south of the equator
TenerifeA Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa
West Indies, the IndiesThe string of islands between North America and South America
Windward PassageA channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea
Region ofTrafalgar, battle of TrafalgarA naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain
SpanishAtlántico, Océano Atlántico
CatalanAtlàntic, Atlántico, oceà Atlàntic, Oceà Atlàntic

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