- albatross al·ba·tross n
- ['ælbətrɒs]
albatro
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Albatross — Al ba*tross, n. [Corrupt. fr. Pg. alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Sp. alcatraz a pelican: cf. Pg. alcatruz, Sp. arcaduz, a bucket, fr. Ar. al q[=a]dus the bucket, fr. Gr. ka dos, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for pelican is water carrier,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
albatross — al|ba|tross [ˈælbətrɔs US tro:s, tra:s] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from alcatras type of water bird (16 19 centuries), from Portuguese or Spanish alcatraz pelican , from Arabic al gattas the diver ;] [Sense: 2; Origin: from the dead… … Dictionary of contemporary English
albatross — al•ba•tross [[t]ˈæl bəˌtrɔs, ˌtrɒs[/t]] n. pl. tross•es, (esp. collectively) tross 1) orn Also called gooney bird 1) any of several large, web footed, mostly white birds of the family Diomedeidae, of S and tropical oceanic waters, having a large… … From formal English to slang
ALBATROSS (around one's neck) — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. [AL ba tross] used metaphorically to symbolize a burden of guilt or disgrace; from the albatross that brought bad luck after it was shot and hung around the Mariner s neck in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.… … English dictionary for students
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 — 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 — al·ba·tross || ælbÉ™trÉ’s n. large sea bird … English contemporary dictionary
albatross — al·ba·tross … English syllables
al|ba|tross — «AL buh trs, tros», noun, plural tros|ses or (collectively) tross. 1. a very large, web footed sea bird related to the petrels. The albatross is the largest ocean bird and can fly long distances. 2. Figurative. a great or intolerable burden: »The … Useful english dictionary
