albatross (noun)

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• albatross — ► NOUN (pl. albatrosses) 1) a very large seabird with long narrow wings, found chiefly in the southern oceans. 2) a burden or encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner). ORIGIN alteration (influenced by Latin albus… …   English terms dictionary

• albatross — noun (C) 1 a very large white sea bird 2 an albatross (around your neck) something you have done that causes problems for you and prevents you from succeeding: His friendship with the gangster, Jimmy Hoffa, had become an albatross around his neck …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• albatross — noun a) Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings. energy is the albatross of U.S. national security. b) A double eagle, or… …   Wiktionary

• albatross around one's neck — noun something that one is associated with that keeps one from succeeding in what they want to achieve He bought the properties last year hoping to make a profit out of reselling them; however, with the economic downturn, they have now become an… …   Wiktionary

• albatross — noun (plural tross or trosses) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete alcatrace frigate bird, from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz pelican, from Arabic al ghaṭṭās, a kind of sea eagle Date: 1672 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• albatross — UK [ˈælbəˌtrɒs] / US [ˈælbəˌtrɔs] noun [countable] Word forms albatross : singular albatross plural albatrosses a large white seabird with long narrow wings • an albatross (around your neck) someone or something that causes you a lot of problems …   English dictionary

• albatross — /ˈælbətrɒs / (say albuhtros) noun 1. any of various large web footed seabirds related to the petrels, especially of the genus Diomedea, of the Pacific and southern waters, noted for their powers of flight. 2. Golf a score of three strokes below… …  

• albatross — al|ba|tross [ ælbə,trɔs ] noun count a large white ocean bird with long narrow wings an albatross (around your neck) someone or something that causes you a lot of problems …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• albatross — [ albətrɒs] noun (plural albatrosses) 1》 a very large seabird with long, narrow wings, found chiefly in the southern oceans. [Genera Diomedea and Phoebetria.] 2》 a burden or encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) …   English new terms dictionary

• black-footed albatross — noun a variety of albatross with black feet • Syn: ↑gooney, ↑gooney bird, ↑goonie, ↑goony, ↑Diomedea nigripes • Hypernyms: ↑albatross, ↑mollymawk …   Useful english dictionary

• wandering albatross — noun very large albatross; white with wide black wings • Syn: ↑Diomedea exulans • Hypernyms: ↑albatross, ↑mollymawk • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Diomedea …   Useful english dictionary