Albatross definitions

Albatross

1) Another name for The Shot 2) Balk 3) Baulk 4) Big bird 5) Bird with a large wingspan 6) Burden to bear 7) Burden, figuratively 8) Burdensome bird 9) Check 10) Chronic guilt 11) Deterrent 12) Encumbrance, so to speak 13) Fictional seabird 14) Gooney bird 15) Handicap 16) Hindrance 17) Impediment 18) Impeding burden
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Albatross

1) Burden 2) Gooney 3) Goonie 4) Goony 5) Millstone 6) Mollymawk 7) On us 8) Seabird
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albatross

1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
2. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

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Albatross

A hole played three strokes under par. Also called a Double Eagle.
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Albatross

• (n.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.
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albatross

any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds that collectively make up the family Diomedeidae (order Procellariiformes). Because of their ... [6 related articles]
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Albatross

Three under par on any hole is called a double eagle in the USA. Albatross is the common British golf term for double eagle.
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albatross

<ornithology> A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere. ... Origin: Corrupt. Fr. Pg. Alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Sp. Alcatraz a p...
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albatross

Former name of a "Double Eagle" - the score for a hole made in 3 strokes under par. A British term.
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Albatross

Al'ba·tross noun [ Corrupt. from Portuguese alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Spanish alcatraz a pelican: confer Portuguese alcatruz , Spanish arcaduz , a bucket, from Arabic al- qādus the bucket, from Greek ka`dos , a water vessel. So an Arabic te...
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Albatross

The albatross is a long winged, powerful oceanic bird. There are some thirteen species of albatross, all related to the petrels, and constituting the family Diomedeidae. Albatross have large heads, stout bodies and extremely long narrow wings. The bill is straight and strong, the upper mandible hookedat the point and the lower mandible truncated. T...
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Albatross

In golf, an albatross (also known as a double eagle) is three strokes less than par.
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Albatross

HMS Albatross was a British training aircraft carrier of 4800 tons displacement launched in 1928. HMS Albatross was powered by four Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 22.5 knots. She carried a complement of 450 and had provision to carry nine seaplanes, in 1940 six Supermarine Walrus search-and-rescue flying boats were carried. HMS Albatross w...
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Albatross

Albatross is slang for an encumbrance; something that causes anxiety.
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albatross

[n] - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps 2. [n] - large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings
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albatross

albatross 1. A large long-winged seabird that in habits cool southern oceans and spends most of its life in flight. 2. A burden from which someone cannot escape.
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Albatross

medical slang for a patient who never seems to get better, or who is regularly ill with a
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Albatross

Series of jet aircraft [CZ]
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albatross

millstone noun (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; `she was an albatross around his neck`
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albatross

Large seabird, genus Diomedea, with long narrow wings adapted for gliding and a wingspan of up to 3.4 m/11 ft, mainly found in the southern hemisphere. It belongs to the family Diomedeidae, order Procellariiformes, the same group as petrels and shearwaters. The nostrils of bird...
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Albatross

Three strokes under par for a given hole.
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Albatross

Three under par score at a hole. Known as a 'double-eagle' in the US.
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albatross

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

[Difficult words] a large web-footed bird noted for powerful gliding flight
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albatross

[Obscure words] a large web-footed bird noted for powerful gliding flight
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