Albatross
Definitions
- 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.
- Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
- A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
- A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
Equivalents
32 more languages
Българскиалбатрос
Catalàalbatros
Češtinaalbatros
Danskalbatros
Ελληνικάάλμπατρος
Esperantoalbatroso
Gaeilgealbatras
Galegoalbatros
Magyaralbatrosz
Հայերենալբատրոս
Íslenskasúlukóngur
Kurdîalbatros
Te Reo Māoritoroa
Nederlandsalbatros
Portuguêsalbatroz
Românăalbatros
Русскийальбатрос
Svenskaalbatross
Tagalogalbatros
Türkçealbatros
Українськаальбатрос
Examples
“2006 March⟳ 13, Richard Lugar, speech to the Brookings Institution, […] energy is the albatross of U.S. national security.”
“Project 2025 could be an albatross for Trump”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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