Albatross ( FLEETWOOD MAC COVER)

Definition of albatross 1: any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large webfooted seabirds that have long slender wings, are excellent gliders, and include the largest seabirds 2a: something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety b: something that greatly hinders accomplishment : ENCUMBRANCE Fame has become an albatross that prevents her from leading a normal life. 3chiefly British, golf : a score of three under par made on a hole : DOUBLE EAGLE The first playoff at Augusta followed the most famous single stroke in Masters history, Sarazen s albatross, or double eagle as the Americans prefer to describe such accidents of fortune, at the 15th. P. A. WardThomas