Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atlantic ocean

/ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: at-lantic o-cean
IPA: /ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

From Middle English occean Atlantyke, from Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: occean Atlantyke, ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus

Inflected Forms

the Atlantic Ocean (canonical)

Phrases

North Atlantic Ocean Proto-Atlantic Ocean South Atlantic Ocean

Synonyms

the Atlantic

Questions

How do you pronounce atlantic ocean?: The recorded pronunciation is /ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/.
What does atlantic ocean mean?: The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.
Where does atlantic ocean come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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