mid-Atlantic

adjective

1

: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina

mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches

2

: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

mid-Atlantic islands

Examples of mid-Atlantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By then, the Portuguese had laid claim to uninhabited mid-Atlantic islands, including the Azores and Madeira. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

As a consequence, power costs have risen sharply throughout the PJM, which covers more than 65 million people, primarily in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

In its latest forecast, the National Weather Service warned that the nor'easter was expected to dump more rain on mid-Atlantic and northeastern states through Monday night, potentially causing additional bouts of flooding. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The worst flooding was predicted to occur in the mid-Atlantic region during high tide through Friday, AccuWeather said. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for mid-Atlantic

• transatlantic
• unromantic
• antic
• frantic
• atlantic
• gigantic
• pedantic
• romantic
• semantic
• vedantic