Albatross
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noun
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verb
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(As a noun)
Albatross ( noun )
- A large seabird with long wings and a hooked bill, typically found in the southern hemisphere.
- A metaphor for a problem or burden that one cannot get rid of.
Origin:
The word "albatross" comes from the spanish word "alcatraz" meaning "pelican" which was later anglicized to "albatross".
Examples:
- The albatross is a majestic bird that can soar for hours without flapping its wings.
- He felt that the mortgage on his house was an albatross around his neck.
- The poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge features an albatross as a central symbol of guilt.
- In golfing, the term albatross is used to describe a score of three strokes under par on a hole.
- Albatross populations have been in decline due to habitat loss and plastic pollution.
(As a verb)
Albatross ( verb )
- A large seabird with long wings and a hooked bill, typically found in the southern hemisphere.
- A metaphor for a problem or burden that one cannot get rid of.
Origin:
The word "albatross" comes from the spanish word "alcatraz" meaning "pelican" which was later anglicized to "albatross".
Examples:
- The albatross is a majestic bird that can soar for hours without flapping its wings.
- He felt that the mortgage on his house was an albatross around his neck.
- The poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge features an albatross as a central symbol of guilt.
- In golfing, the term albatross is used to describe a score of three strokes under par on a hole.
- Albatross populations have been in decline due to habitat loss and plastic pollution.