ALL meanings of albatross
al·ba·tross
A a - countable noun albatross An albatross is a very large white seabird. 3
- countable noun albatross If you describe something or someone as an albatross around your neck, you mean that they cause you great problems from which you cannot escape, or they prevent you from doing what you want to do. 3
- noun albatross any large oceanic bird of the genera Diomedea and Phoebetria, family Diomedeidae, of cool southern oceans: order Procellariiformes (petrels). They have long narrow wings and are noted for a powerful gliding flight 3
- noun albatross a constant and inescapable burden or handicap 3
- noun albatross a score of three strokes under par for a hole 3
- noun albatross any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large, web-footed tubenose birds found chiefly in the South Seas: they have long, narrow wings and a long, hooked beak 3
- noun albatross a burden or source of distress, esp. one that impairs effective action 3
- noun albatross 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. 1
- noun albatross a seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt or responsibility. 1
- noun albatross something burdensome that impedes action or progress. 1
- noun albatross Textiles. a lightweight worsted fabric with a crepe or pebble finish. a plain-weave cotton fabric with a soft nap surface. 1
- noun albatross A very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters, with long narrow wings . Albatrosses, some species of which have wingspans greater than 10 feet (3.3 m), are found mainly in the southern oceans, with three kinds in the North Pacific. 1
- noun albatross large gull-like sea bird 1
- noun albatross burden 1
- noun albatross golf score: 3 under par 1
- noun albatross Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings. 0
- noun albatross (golf) A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole. 0
- noun albatross (Idiomatic) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse. 0