transatlantic passage
Voyage between continents
A transatlantic passage is a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, typically by ship.
The phrase evokes an era when ocean liners were the only way to travel between Europe and North America: The transatlantic passage took eight days.
It suggests a journey of some duration and occasion, distinct from a mere flight.
- sailing shipsWind-driven watercraft with masts
- triangular tradeThree-legged Atlantic exchange system
- slave shipsVessels transporting enslaved people
- ocean linersLarge passenger vessels
- first classHighest quality or rank
globalization · Gulf Stream · sea legs · diaspora · cargo vessels · tourism · nautical charts · airplanes · immigration · Ellis Island · steerage · immigrant ships · cultural exchange · longitude and latitude · trade routes · rough crossing · open water · maiden voyage
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
transatlantic passagetransatlantic flight
Aircraft journey spanning Atlantic
air travel · commercial flight · supersonic flight · red-eye flight · overland journey
transatlantic passageharbor cruise
Guided boat trip through port waters
ferry crossing · day trip · short hop · river crossing · channel crossing
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