1. large seabirds with long wings that can glide for long distances over the ocean
2. burdens or sources of persistent trouble or guilt
Usage: figurative
3. golf scores of three strokes under par on a single hole
Usage: golf

Examples

• The albatrosses soared effortlessly above the waves for hours.
• Wandering albatrosses have the largest wingspan of any living bird.
• His gambling debts became albatrosses around his neck.
• The failed project turned into albatrosses for the entire team.
• She scored two albatrosses during the tournament.
• Albatrosses are extremely rare in professional golf.
• The ancient mariner killed an albatross in Coleridge’s poem.