albatross
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al·ba·tross
(ăl'bə-trôs', -trŏs') 
n., pl., albatross, or -tross·es.
n., pl., albatross, or -tross·es.
- 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.
- A constant, worrisome burden.
- An obstacle to success.
[Probably alteration (influenced by Latin albus, white) of alcatras, pelican, from Portuguese or Spanish alcatraz, from Arabic al-ġaṭṭās : al-, the + ġaṭṭās, diver, sea eagle (from ġaṭasa, to plunge, dive). Sense 2, after the albatross in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which the mariner killed and had to wear around his neck as a penance.]
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albatross
Any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds (family Diomedeidae). Albatrosses are among the most spectacular gliders of all birds; in windy weather they can stay aloft for hours without flapping their wings. They drink seawater and usually eat squid. Albatrosses come ashore only to breed, in colonies typically established on remote oceanic islands. Adults of common species attain wingspans of 711 ft (200350 cm). Albatrosses live long and may be among the few birds to die of old age. They were once held in awe by seamen, who held that killing one would bring bad luck.
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Albatross
Albatross, the Yankee-owned ship that brought news of the outbreak of the War of 1812 to William Price Hunt, partner of the Pacific Fur Company, at its Astoria post in the disputed Oregon Territory. Hunt chartered the ship and removed the furs from Astoria to avoid possible British capture, thus abandoning the first American fur post on the Columbia River.
Bibliography
Ronda, James P. Astoria and Empire. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990.
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Albatross
albatross (ăl'bətrôs), common name for sea birds of the order of tube-nosed swimmers (Procellariiformes), which includes petrels, shearwaters, and fulmars. The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans, made famous by Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner, has a wingspread of from 10 to 12 ft (305-366 cm), although the wings are only about 9 in. (22.5 cm) wide. Because of their tapering wing design they excel at gliding and flying. Albatrosses eat mainly fish, floating carrion, and refuse. Most albatrosses are found in the South Pacific region, e.g., the wandering and the sooty species; a few, the black-footed (D. nigripes), the short-tailed, and the Laysan (D. immutabilis) albatrosses, regularly frequent the N Pacific.
Albatrosses have unique courtship behavior. They groan, scrape their bills, and dance about awkwardly, before pairing and mating occurs. They are colonial breeders, the female laying her single white egg in crude nests on the ground. Both sexes incubate the egg; incubation takes from two to three months. Albatrosses have few natural enemies, with the exception of humans. They were slaughtered for their feathers and wings in the 19th cent., and used in millinery and as "swansdown" pillow stuffings.
Albatrosses are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Procellariiformes, family Diomedeidae.
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albatross
A large, 25 lb, ocean flying bird with a very wide wingspan, 10 ft, which enables it to glide for long distances at a height of about 50 ft above the sea. There are several genera, the commonest being Diomedea and Phoebetria. The commonest species is the Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans.
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Albatross (horse)
| Albatross | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Meadow Skipper (USA) |
| Grandsire | Dale Frost (USA) |
| Dam | Voodoo Hanover (USA) |
| Damsire | Daner Hanover(USA) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 08 May 1968 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | C & J Kenney, M Lydon, J Wilcutts (USA) |
| Trainer | Harry Harvey (driver) 2. Stanley Dancer |
| Record | 71 starts for 59 wins. |
| Earnings | $1,201,477 |
| Major Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Awards | |
| 1971, 1972 Harness Horse of the Year | |
| Honours | |
| Best mile rate: 1:54.3 | |
| Infobox last updated on: 29 July 2011. | |
Albatross (1968 - 1998) was a bay Standardbred 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. Albatross's 2,546 sons and daughters won $130,700,280.[1]
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Racing career
Trained and driven by Harry Harvey from the time he was a yearling until a week before his three-year-old season and later Stanley Dancer, he won 25 of his 28 races as a three-year-old, including the Adios Stakes, the Cane Pace, and the Messenger Stakes. As a three-year-old he also set a record for fastest race mile with two races in 1:54.4 at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky. He broke this record as a four-year-old with a race in 1:54.3 at Sportsman's Park in Chicago.[2][3]
Albatross set the single-season harness horse earnings record of $558,009 in 1971.[4]
Stud record
After his four-year-old racing season he retired to stud at Hanover Shoe Farms in Hanover, Pennsylvania. One of his sons Niatross was the winner of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers in 1980 and in that year was also a world champion with a mark of 1:49.1). Others were Fan Hanover, Merger, Colt Fortysix, and Jaguar Spur, all, like Niatross, winners of the Little Brown Jug. He was also an outstanding broodmare sire.
In 1998, Albatross died at the age of 30 at Hanover Shoe Farm in Pennsylvania of complications from heart failure and colic. He was buried at the Hanover Shoe Farms horse cemetery.
See also
References
- ^ Albatross lifetime record as a sire.
- ^ Stats Albatross
- ^ Pedigree Albatross
- ^ Looney, Douglas S. "Wiping Out A Clean Sweep", Sports Illustrated', November 8, 1976. Accessed February 19, 2009.
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Albatross
Nederlands (Dutch)
albatros, zware last
Français (French)
n. - albatros
Deutsch (German)
n. - Albatros
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) διομήδεια, αλμπατρός
Português (Portuguese)
n. - albatroz (m) (Zool.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - albatros
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - albatross
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
信天翁, 沉重负担
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 信天翁, 沈重負擔
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신천옹, 기준타수보다 셋이 적은 타수
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ألقطرس, : طائر بحري كبير
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אלבטרוס (עוף ים), מקור לתסכול או להרגשת אשמה
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