Meaning of Mid-Atlantic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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.
2. The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
3. Used alone, with "the".
4. Used alone, after a verb or preposition of location, without "the".
5. Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic current" and "Mid-Atlantic Ridge": located in, or otherwise relating to, the mid-Atlantic. See: Mid Atlantic Ridge
6. Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic accent" and "mid-Atlantic English": half-American, half-European; combining American and European elements.
   figuratively

Examples

“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.”

“Just before invasion of Normandy in June 1944, three additional stations, requested by the Army, were located far out in mid-Atlantic.”

“The plan⟳ was that the Niagara would lay⟳ its half of the cable first and the Agamemnon would then take⟳ over when they reached mid-Atlantic.”

“As they appear⟳ today these approaches are first, the north Atlantic chain of islands connecting northern Europe with Labrador; second, the mid-Atlantic currents setting steadily westward from the African coast to South America and the West Indies; third, […]”

“The gabbros from both the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Mid-Indian Oceanic Ridge, showing a wide range in the FeO/MgO ratio (0.30–2.90), suggest⟳ a marked trend of fractionation (Fig. 1-3).”

“Instead, British historian Dr Alfred Price has suggested that, had a smaller number⟳ of these bombers been available a year later, the results in the mid-Atlantic battle might have⟳ been very different.”

“‘That lecturer sure is a pain in the ass, man,’ said Keith, in a contrived, mid-Atlantic accent.”

“With English, however, the notion that there is a given standard, be it BrE or AmE, is currently being undermined by the tendency of Europeans to mix⟳ features of AmE and BrE, which along with traces of a mother tongue accent and mother-toungue-based discourse strategies, now characterize the language behaviour of a growing number⟳ of foreign-language speakers of English living in mainland Europe. One way of describing this type⟳ of language behaviour is to use⟳ the designator Mid-Atlantic English (MAE) (see⟳ Modiano 1996a; 1996b; 1998; 1999a; 2002).”

“Especially given the continued dominance of the developed North, there is some cause for concern⟳ that a creeping cultural homogenization will leave⟳ us with only a bland, mid-Atlantic culture where local identities once flourished.”

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