Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - albatross
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Albatross
albatross
noun (plural -tross or -trosses) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete alcatrace frigate bird, from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz pelican, from Arabic al-gha??as, a kind of sea eagle Date: 1672 1. any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large web-footed seabirds that have long slender wings, are excellent gliders, and include the largest seabirds 2. a. something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety b. something that greatly hinders accomplishment ; encumbrance
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n. 1 a any long-winged stout-bodied bird of the family Diomedeidae related to petrels, inhabiting the Pacific and Southern Oceans. b a source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance. 2 Brit. Golf a score of three strokes under par at any hole. Etymology: alt. (after L albus white) of 17th-c. alcatras, applied to various sea-birds, f. Sp. and Port. alcatraz, var. of Port. alcatruz f. Arab. alkadus the pitcher ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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альбатрос (Diomedea); pl альбатросы (Diomedeidae) – black-browed albatross – black-footed albatross – dusky albatross – Galapagos albatross – gray-headed albatross – Laysan albatross – light-mantled sooty albatross – royal albatross – short-tailed albatross – shy albatross – sooty albatross – Steller's albatross – wandering albatross – waved albatross – white-capped albatross – yellow-nosed albatross ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. альбатрос (Diomedea exulans) 2. тяжелая ноша, ярмо; источник постоянной тревоги 3. помеха, трудноустранимое препятствие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(albatrosses) 1. An albatross is a very large white seabird. N-COUNT 2. 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. Privatization could become a political albatross for the ruling party. N-COUNT: usu with supp c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a very large white sea bird 2 an ~ (around your neck) something you have done that causes problems for you and prevents you from succeeding (His friendship with the gangster, Jimmy Hoffa, had become an albatross around his neck.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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