mid-atlantic
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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The middle of the East Coast of the United States, typically consisting of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.
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The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Example Sentences
- "This will feel like a dream compared to the chilly high temperatures forecast from the mid-Atlantic to New England, where you’ll be lucky to see the mercury in the thermometer climb out of the 40’s."
- "All the best hydrographers, both of this country and of the United States, agree in the conclusion that the Florida Current dies out in the mid-Atlantic, losing all the attributes by which it had been previously distinguished—[…]"
- "They gave us a wonderful cheer, wished us good luck by wireless, then headed out for the mid-Atlantic to take up their posts."
- "New evidence hints at the possibility that a landmass might have existed in the mid-Atlantic as recently as 12,000 years ago and that […]"
- "Cyclones coming from Labrador work round this hump to the S.E., and die out in mid-Atlantic."
- "I made my way up and found we were hurtling out toward mid-Atlantic."