transatlantic crossing
Sailing between continents
A transatlantic crossing is a journey by ship or aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean, typically between Europe and North America.
The phrase evokes the era of ocean liners: The transatlantic crossing took five days on the Queen Mary.
Modern usage may refer to any Atlantic voyage, though air travel has made the ship crossing largely nostalgic or recreational.
- sea voyageTravel across ocean waters
- voyageJourney by sea
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- linerInner protective covering
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
ocean liner · passage · sailing · Titanic · maiden voyage · Cunard · emigrant · waves · maritime · rough seas · seafaring · deck · first class · port · starboard · horizon · nautical · embarkation
- vintage travelsteamship, steamer trunk, railway station, train station, sleeping car
- voyagesvoyage, sea voyage, cruise, passage, Viking voyages
- Atlantic HistoryColumbus, triangle trade, Spanish conquest, Middle Passage, British colonies
- Atlantic tradetriangle trade, slave ships, trade winds, shipping routes, sea lanes
- Ocean LinersTitanic, Lusitania, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Britannic
- colonial historycolonization, colonies, pilgrims, Jamestown, Plymouth
transatlantic crossingtransatlantic flight
Aircraft journey spanning Atlantic
air travel · red-eye flight · overland journey · commercial flight · driving
transatlantic crossingchannel crossing
Traversing a waterway
harbor cruise · river crossing · ferry ride · short hop · pleasure cruise
crossing, crossed, crosses, crosser, Atlantic, transatlantic, transit, transition, transitional