Question

if you know that the latin prefix trans- means across, through, over, or beyond what can you conclude is the meaning of transatlantic

Answer 1

to cross the Atlantic or the ocean

A transatlantic voyage is one that goes across the ocean. For example the first transatlantic flight was from Long Island, NY to Paris in 1927. Transportation is not the only thing that can be transatlantic. There is also a transatlantic cable that stretches from Canada to Ireland. It was used for telegraph communications. There has been talk of a transatlantic tunnel for motor vehicles, but there are many obstacles in the way of that.

Answer 2

First, break down the word into syllables. TRANS-AT-LANT-IC. Here you can see that trans is part of the word. Atlantic is an ocean. This would imply that it means Across (trans) the ocean (Atlantic).