Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar, said by Plato to have sunk beneath the sea during an earthquake.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mythical island of vast extent, mentioned by Plato and other ancient writers, and placed by them in the far West.
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- proper noun Mythical
country said to havesunk into theAtlantic Ocean .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
Etymologies
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Examples
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Soon, nearly every system in Atlantis is affected by ominous power disruptions.
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Although the Atlantis is a gorgeous place to sight-see, it's not a very great place to stay.
In Exile 2006
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I feel that "Atlantis" is the main reason for the dilution of "Stargate".
SciFi Channel Celebrates Stargate SG-1's 200th Episode by Cancelling Series 2006
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The separation of Atlantis from the main tank is AWESOME.
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Now that Atlantis is over, there are plenty of Stargate fans looking for a new show to love.
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Liftoff of Atlantis is the next entry in this blog.
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President Obama Calls the Space Shuttle Atlantis is the next entry in this blog.
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The separation of Atlantis from the main tank is AWESOME.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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Endeavour test date set; knob jammed in Atlantis, SpaceflightNow. com
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On NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, radiator dents, caused by a falling socket in Atlantis 'payload bay during payload installation operations last week, were photographed yesterday and a crack was observed.
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