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| al·ba·tross [ álbə tròss ] (plural al·ba·tross·es or al·ba·tross) |
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1. large seabird: a large long-winged seabird that spends most of its life in flight. Native to: cool southern oceans. Family Diomedeidae.
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2. oppressive burden: an oppressive burden or hindrance
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3. U.K. golf
Same as double eagle (sense 2)
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| [Late 17th century. Alteration (after Latin albus "white") of Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz< Arabic al-ġaṭṭās "the diver"] |
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an albatross around somebody's neck a burden from which somebody cannot escape
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