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Albatross

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Noun

1. albatross, millstone

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

Example Sentences:
'she was an albatross around his neck'

2. albatross, mollymawk

large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Albatross

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noun
1. 
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
See also wandering albatross
2. 
a constant and inescapable burden or handicap
an albatross of debt
3. golf
a score of three strokes under par for a hole

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Albatross

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nounWord forms: plural ˈalbaˌtrosses or ˈalbaˌtross
1. 
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
2. 
a burden or source of distress, esp. one that impairs effective action
often in the phrase an albatross around one's neck

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Albatross

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n. pl. albatross or al·ba·tross·es
1. Any of several large web-footed birds constituting the family Diomedeidae, chiefly of the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere, and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
2.
a. A source of worry or distress.
b. An obstacle to success. See Synonyms at burden.

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