attrib.
1
- of or adjoining the Atlantic Ocean大西洋的; 大西洋沿岸的：
the Atlantic coast of Europe.
欧洲大西洋沿岸。
2
- Geology of, relating to, or denoting the third climatic stage of the postglacial period in northern Europe, between the Boreal and Sub-Boreal stages (about 7,500 to 5,000 years ago). The stage was the warmest since the last glaciation, and was marked by a moist oceanic climate.【地质】大西洋气候期的。
noun
the Atlantic
1
- short for A
TLANTIC O CEAN.ATLANTIC O CEAN的简称。
2
- Geology the Atlantic climatic stage【地质】大西洋气候期。
词源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek Atlantikos, from Atlas, Atlant- （see ATLAS）. The term originally referred to Mount Atlas in Libya， hence to the sea near the west African coast， later extended to the whole ocean.