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albatross::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | millstone |
| Type of | deterrent, check, balk, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, baulk |
she was an albatross around his neck.
albatross::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mollymawk |
| Type of | pelagic bird, oceanic bird |
| Has types | wandering albatross, black-footed albatross, diomedea exulans, diomedea nigripes, gooney, gooney bird, goonie, goony |
Examples of albatross
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The taxonomy of the albatross group has been a source of a great deal of debate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Wildlife biologist Kris Carlyon with the shy albatross before its release, left.
From the themercury.com.au
Before the quake, Teleco was a corruption-gutted, money-hemorrhaging albatross.
From the washingtonpost.com
The albatross at first seemed calm, but then clamped its beak on Beavers's arm.
From the ocregister.com
Suddenly, media is again being viewed as a prized asset rather than an albatross.
From the forbes.com
This explains why the 50-seat jet has become a financial albatross on many routes.
From the businessweek.com
For Ms Gillard, the alliance with the Greens has proved something of an albatross.
From the economist.com
All albatross colonies are on islands that historically were free of land mammals.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It can also make prices much cheaper, without the albatross of profit for the few.
From the guardian.co.uk
- (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"
- Large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
- Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific. ...
- Albatross, originally named Albatros, later Alk, was a sailing ship that became famous when she sank in 1961 with a group of American teenagers on board. The events were the basis for the highly fictionalized film White Squall.
- Albatross is The Classic Crime's full length debut album, released in 2006 on Tooth & Nail Records. To date, it has sold over 40,000 copies, and reached #12 on the Top Heatseekers.
- The Albatross was an American sports car venture that was planned in 1939, but never got off the ground. The plan had been to market an ultra-streamlined four-seat tourer body, built on a standard Mercury chassis, based on a European custom-made car owned by cartoonist Peter Arno. ...
- "Albatross" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in 1969, later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen (UK) and English Rose (USA). The piece was composed by Peter Green.
- Albatross (1968 - 1998) was a bay horse by Meadow Skipper. He was voted Harness Horse of the Year in 1971 and 1972. Albatross won 59 of 71 starts, including the Cane Pace and Messenger Stakes in 1971, earned $1,201,477. It was, however, as a sire that he really made his mark. ...
- (Albatrosses) are very long lived; most species survive upwards of 50 years, the oldest recorded being a Northern Royal Albatross that was ringed as an adult and survived for another 51 years, giving it an estimated age of 61.
