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    albatross
    /ˈalbətrɒs/

    noun

    • 1. a very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans.
    • 2. another term for double eagle

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

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishALBATROSS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AlbatrossAlbatross - Wikipedia

    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. www.dictionary.com › browse › albatrossALBATROSS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. any of several large, web-footed sea birds of the family Diomedeidae that have the ability to remain aloft for long periods. Compare wandering albatross. a seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt or responsibility. something burdensome that impedes action or progress.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryALBATROSS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › albatrossAlbatross - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An albatross is one of the largest flying birds in the world. The word albatross comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word alcatraz meaning "pelican," but it's not just animals that this word describes.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › albatrossAlbatross Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › albatrossAlbatross - definition of albatross by The Free Dictionary

    1. Also called gooney bird. any of several large, web-footed, mostly white birds of the family Diomedeidae, of S and tropical oceanic waters, having a large wingspread and able to remain aloft for long periods. 2. a seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt or responsibility.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › albatrossalbatross noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of albatross noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › albatrossalbatross | meaning of albatross in Longman Dictionary of...

    albatross meaning, definition, what is albatross: a very large white sea bird: Learn more.