Atlantic

Definitions

1. The Atlantic Ocean.
2. A branch of the Niger-Congo languages spoken along the Atlantic coast in West Africa.
3. The Atlantic Ocean
4. A steam locomotive of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement.
5. A phase of the Holocene epoch in the Blytt–Sernander system, extending from approximately 8,000 to 5,000 years before present.
6. A phase of the Holocene epoch in the Blytt–Sernander system, extending from approximately 8,000 to 5,000 years before present
7. A city, the county seat of Cass County, Iowa, United States.
8. A branch of the Niger-Congo languages spoken along the Atlantic coast in West Africa
9. A city, the county seat of Cass County, Iowa, United States
10. Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean

Equivalents

Examples

“It is equally curious that whereas the first Swindon-built Atlantic began its career as a 4-6-0, the first Great Western 4-cylinder 4-6-0 began its career as an Atlantic.”

“Where these Atlantics fell from acoustic grace, however, was in their feeble screechy little whistle, so different from the N.B.R. mellow standard pattern.”

“A chapter of locomotive history was closed on Sunday, April 13, when the last⟳ Atlantic tender locomotive to remain⟳ in service on British Railways, No. 32424, Beachy Head, ended its working life of more than 46 years.”

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