albatross Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North P ...

is one of a family of large winged seabirds. Albatross or Albatros may also refer to:

Animals

* Albatross (butterfly) or ''Appias'', a genus of butterfly * Albatross (horse) (1968–1998), a Standardbred horse

Literature

Albatross Books Albatross Books was a German publishing house based in Hamburg that produced the first modern mass-market paperback books. Albatross was founded in 1932 by John Holroyd-Reece, Max Christian Wegner and Kurt Enoch. The name was chosen because ...

, a German publishing house that produced the first modern mass market paperback books * Albatros Literaturpreis, a literary award * "L'albatros" (poem) ("The Albatross"), 1859 poem by Charles Baudelaire * ''

The Albatross ''The Albatross'' is a novella written by Susan Hill, first appearing in the collection ''The Albatross and Other Stories'' published by Hamish Hamilton in 1971. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1972. It appeared as a standalone book pu ...

'', a 1971 novella by Susan Hill * ''The Albatross'', the fictional propeller-sustained airship in Jules Verne's novel ''

Robur the Conqueror ''Robur the Conqueror'' (french: link=no, Robur-le-Conquérant) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as ''The Clipper of the Clouds''. It has a sequel, '' Master of the World'', which was published in 19 ...

'' * ''Albatross'' (novel), a 2019 novel by Terry Fallis

Film and television

* Films Albatros, a French film production company which operated between 1922 and 1939 * ''Albatross'' (2011 film), a British film * ''Albatross'' (2015 film), an Icelandic film * Albatross (Monty Python sketch), a sketch from ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', first appearing in 1970 * "Albatross" (''Star Trek: The Animated Series''), a 1974 episode of the animated television series * "Albatross" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), a 2007 episode of the television crime drama

Music

* An Albatross, an American artcore/grindcore band * Albatross (Nepali band)

Albums

* ''Albatross'' (Big Wreck album) (2012) * ''Albatross'' (The Classic Crime album) (2006) * ''Albatross'', a 2005 album by

The Standard The Standard may refer to: Entertainment * The Standard (band), an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon * ''The Standard'' (novel), a 1934 novel by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia * ''The Standard'' (Tommy Flanagan album), 1980 * ...

* ''The Albatross'' (album) * ''Albatross'' (Fleetwood Mac album), a 1977 compilation album by Fleetwood Mac and Christine Perfect

Songs

* "Albatross" (Big Wreck song) * "Albatross" (Corrosion of Conformity song) (1994) * "Albatross" (instrumental), a 1968 instrumental by Fleetwood Mac * "Albatross", an unreleased song by Brave Saint Saturn * "Albatross", a 1967 song by Judy Collins from ''Wildflowers'' * "Albatross", a 1979 song by Public Image Ltd. from ''

Metal Box ''Metal Box'' is the second studio album by Public Image Ltd, released by Virgin Records on 23 November 1979. The album takes its name from the round metal canister which contained the initial pressings of the record. It was later reissued in s ...

'' * "Albatross", a 1997 song by the American band Bright from ''

The Albatross Guest House ''The Albatross Guest House'' is the second studio album by Bright. It came out as a split release CD on Darla Records (catalog #DRL-044) and Ba-Da-Bing! Records (catalog #BING-010) in 1997. Track listing All songs written by Bright #"You Need ...

'' * "Albatross", a 2011 song by

Wild Beasts Wild Beasts were an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in Kendal. They released their first single, "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants", on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have rele ...

* "Albatross", a 2015 song by Foals from '' What Went Down''

Transportation

Aircraft

Albatros Airlines (Turkey) Albatros Airlines was a charter airline from Turkey that operated from 1992 to 1996 (do not confuse with Albatros Airways from Albania). History This airline began operations in May 1992 with B727-200 to transport German tourists to holiday r ...

, a Turkish charter airline from 1992 to 1996 *

Albatros Airways Albatros Airways Sh.p.k was a low-cost airline based in Tirana in Albania. It flew to destinations in Italy using Fokker 100 aircraft. Its main base was Rinas Mother Teresa Airport (TIA), Tirana. On 1 September 2006 the airline was grounded, onl ...

, an Albanian budget airline *

Albatros Flugzeugwerke Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH was a German aircraft manufacturer best known for supplying the German airforces during World War I. The company was based in Johannisthal, Berlin, where it was founded by Walter Huth and Otto Wiener on December 20, 1 ...

, a German aircraft manufacturer *

Albatross Soaring Machine Early flying machines include all forms of aircraft studied or constructed before the development of the modern aeroplane by 1910. The story of modern flight begins more than a century before the first successful manned aeroplane, and the earl ...

, an unsuccessful flying machine designed by William Paul Butusov in 1896 *

Aero L-39 Albatros The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer designed and produced in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody. It is the most widely used jet trainer in the world; in addition to performing basic and advanced pilot training, it has also f ...

, a Czech jet trainer aircraft *

de Havilland Albatross The de Havilland DH.91 Albatross was a four-engined British transport aircraft of the 1930s. A total of seven aircraft were built between 1938–39. Development The DH.91 was designed in 1936 by A. E. Hagg to Air Ministry specification 36/35 ...

, a four-engine British transport aircraft *

Grumman HU-16 Albatross The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin–radial engined amphibious seaplane that was used by the United States Air Force (USAF), the U.S. Navy (USN), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), primarily as a search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. Origi ...

, a US Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard amphibious flying boat *

Beriev A-40 The Beriev A-40 ''Albatros'' ( NATO reporting name: Mermaid) is a Soviet/Russian jet engine amphibious aircraft designed by the Beriev Aircraft Company for the anti-submarine warfare role. Intended as a replacement for the Beriev Be-12 amphibia ...

Albatros, a Russian amphibious plane * Gossamer Albatross, a human-powered airplane * ''L'Albatros artificiel'', gliders built by

Jean-Marie Le Bris Jean Marie Le Bris (March 25, 1817, Concarneau – February 17, 1872, Douarnenez) was a French aviator, born in Concarneau, Brittany who built two glider aircraft and performed at least one flight on board of his first machine in late 1856. His ...

in 1856–1868

Automobiles

Albatros (automobile) The Albatros was an English automobile manufactured in Croft Road, Coventry and founded in 1922 by H.T.W. Manwaring. The origin of the name is reputed to be derived from a play on the name of one Albert Ross, who was Manwaring's mentor and bo ...

, a British automobile *

Albatros (1912 automobile) The Albatros was built by one Henri Villouin of Paris in 1912. His company made mostly cycles and motorcycles, but did build a light 4-cylinder car. Their advertisement boasted of '91 wins in 92 races', but this is thought to be referring to the ...

, a French automobile *

Albatross (automobile) The Albatross was an American sports car venture that was planned in 1939, but never got off the ground. The plan had been to market an ultra-streamlined four-seat tourer body, built on a standard Mercury chassis A chassis (, ; plural ''c ...

, an American sports car venture that was planned in 1939

Trains

V250 (train) The Trenitalia ETR 700, originally NS Hispeed V250, is a high-speed train designed by Pininfarina and built by AnsaldoBreda originally for NS International and NMBS/SNCB to operate on the Fyra-service, a high speed train between Amsterdam and ...

or ''Albatross'', a high-speed train designed to operate between Amsterdam and Brussels * ''Albatross'', a

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built a ...

locomotive built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915

Ships

* List of ships named ''Albatros'' or ''Albatross''

Other uses

Albatross (cloth) Albatross is a lightweight, soft material with a napped and slightly creped surface. It has the worsted appearance. Name The fabric is called "Albatross" because it has a similar texture to Albatross Albatrosses, of the biological fa ...

, a lightweight, soft material with a napped and slightly creped surface *

Albatross (golf) In golf, par is the predetermined number of strokes that a proficient (scratch, or zero handicap) golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the pars of each round). ...

, a score of three under par on a hole *

Albatross (metaphor) The word ''albatross'' is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a psychological burden that feels like a curse. It is an allusion to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' (1798). Overview In the poem ''The Rime of ...

, an encumbrance or a wearisome burden * Albatross (''Rolling Thunder''), a video game character *

Albatross, Missouri Albatross is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States]. It lies near the intersection of Route 39 (Missouri), Routes 39 and Route 96 (Missouri), 96, approximately six m ...

* Grupo Albatros, a special operations service of the Argentine Naval Prefecture * HMAS ''Albatross'' (air station), a Royal Australian Navy base *

Albatross Foundation USA Albatrosses, of the biological family (biology), family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariidae, procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the So ...

, an environmental group * Albatross Marine, a British manufacturer of very light aluminium speedboats * Michael Gross (swimmer) or "The Albatross", former professional swimmer