Trans`at*lan"tic (?), a. [Pref. trans- + Atlantic: cf. F. transatlantique.]
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.
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