albatross

UK /ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs/ US /ˈæl.bəˌtɹɔs/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

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.

2

Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.

3

A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.

4

A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.

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

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