transatlantic
(adjective) crossing the Atlantic Ocean; “transatlantic flight”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
transatlantic (not comparable)
On, spanning or crossing, or from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
• (situated on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean): cisatlantic
Source: Wiktionary
Trans`at*lan"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. trans- + Atlantic: cf. F. transatlantique.]
1. Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
Note: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
