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   Al·ba·tross

   /ˈalbəˌtrôs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters, with long narrow wings. Albatrosses, some species of which have wingspans greater than 10 feet (3.3 m), are found mainly in the southern oceans, with three kinds in the North Pacific.
   • ▪ a source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner): "an albatross of a marriage"
   • 2. another term for double eagle

   Word Origin late 17th century: alteration (influenced by Latin albus ‘white’) of 16th-century alcatras, applied to various seabirds including the frigate bird and pelican, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic al-ġaṭṭās ‘the diver’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › albatrossAlbatross Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ALBATROSS is any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large web-footed seabirds that have long slender wings, are excellent gliders, and include the largest seabirds. How to use albatross in a sentence.

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   Albatross definition: any of several large, web-footed sea birds of the family Diomedeidae that have the ability to remain aloft for long periods.. See examples of ALBATROSS used in a sentence.

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   Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › albatrossALBATROSS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ALBATROSS definition: 1. a large white bird with long, strong wings that lives near the sea, found especially in the…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › albatrossALBATROSS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ALBATROSS meaning: 1. a large white bird with long, strong wings that lives near the sea, found especially in the…. Learn more.

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   ALBATROSS meaning: 1 : a large white ocean bird that has very long wings; 2 : a continuing problem that makes it difficult or impossible to do or achieve something.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › albatrossALBATROSS definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   1. any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large, web-footed tubenose birds found chiefly in the South Seas: they have long, narrow wings and a long, hooked beak. 2. a burden or source of distress, esp. one that impairs effective action. often in the phrase an albatross around one's neck.