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1. albatross
noun. ['ˈælbəˌtrɑːs'] large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight.
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Etymology
- alcatraz (Portuguese)
- قطرس (Arabic)
Rhymes with Albatross
- cedras'
- shallcross
Sentences with albatross
1. Noun, singular or mass
In golf, an albatross is something that most golfers will never have the fortune to make.
Quotes about albatross
1. pg. 231-232: They'd given me a minivan. They could have picked any car and they picked a minivan. A minivan. O God of the Vehicular Justice, why dost thou mock me? Minivan, you albatross around my neck! You mark of Cain! You wretched beast high ceilings and few horsepower!
- John Green, Paper Towns