| atlantic | 1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph. 2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis. 3. Descended from Atlas. "The seven Atlantic sisters." (Milton) Origin: L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| atlantic islands | Widely scattered islands in the atlantic ocean as far north as the azores and as far south as the south sandwich islands, with the greatest concentration found in the caribbean region. They include annobon island, ascension, canary islands, falkland islands, fernando po (also called isla de bioko and bioko), gough island, madeira, sao tome and principe, saint helena, and tristan da cunha. (12 Dec 1998) |
| atlantic part of vertebral artery | <anatomy, artery> Suboccipital part of vertebral artery. See: vertebral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mid-atlantic region | A geographical area of the united states comprising the district of columbia, delaware, maryland, new jersey, new york, and pennsylvania. (12 Dec 1998) |
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