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 Pacifi ...

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) Albatross (1968–1998) was a bay Standardbred horse by Meadow Skipper. He was voted United States 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 ...

(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 pub ...

'', 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 Films Albatros was a French film production company established in 1922. It was formed by a group of White émigré, White Russian exiles who had been forced to flee following the 1917 Russian Revolution and subsequent Russian Civil War. Initially ...

, 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) "Albatross" is a sketch from ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. It is particularly known for its opening lines: "Albatross! Albatross! Albatross!" The sketch first appeared on British television on 11 January 1970 in episode 13 of the first serie ...

, 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 Albatross is a noise rock band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History Formed in the fall of 1999 by guitarist Jake Lisowski, vocalist Edward B. Gieda III, drummer Chris Abbott, bassist Jason Hudak, and organist Phillip Reynolds Price, ...

, an American artcore/grindcore band *

Albatross (Nepali band) Albatross (Nepali: आल्बाट्रोस) is a Nepali rock band from Kathmandu, Nepal. Formed in 1998 as a three-piece school band, Albatross has made a landmark in the Nepali music scene. It all began when a couple of guys joined hands ...

Albums

* ''Albatross'' (Big Wreck album) (2012) * ''Albatross'' (The Classic Crime album) (2006) * ''Albatross'', a 2005 album by The Standard * ''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 Brave Saint Saturn (stylized as braveSaintSaturn, brave saint saturn or BS2) is a Christian rock band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1999. The band is a side-project of members of Five Iron Frenzy started by Reese Roper. The band calls their mu ...

* "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 ''What Went Down'' is the fourth studio album by British rock band Foals, released on 28 August 2015 via Transgressive Records in the United Kingdom. The album is produced by James Ford, known for his work with Simian Mobile Disco, The Last ...

Transportation

Aircraft

Albatros Airlines (Turkey) Albatros Airlines was a Air Charter, 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 Boeing 727, B727-200 to transport Germa ...

, 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 fl ...

, 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 f ...

, a four-engine British transport aircraft *

Grumman HU-16 Albatross The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin–radial engined amphibious aircraft, 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 (SA ...

, a US Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard amphibious flying boat * Beriev A-40 Albatros, a Russian amphibious plane *

Gossamer Albatross The ''Gossamer Albatross'' is a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr Paul B MacCready's company AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979, it completed a successful crossing of the English Channel to win the second Kremer ...

, 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), a British automobile * Albatros (1912 automobile), a French automobile * Albatross (automobile), 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 rail, high-speed train designed by Pininfarina and built by Hitachi Rail Italy, AnsaldoBreda originally for NS International and National Railway Company of Belgium, NMBS/SNCB ...

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 ...

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), 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 *

Grupo Albatros The Grupo Albatros (''Albatross Group'') is a special operations service of the Prefectura Naval Argentina. Located in the province of Buenos Aires, it conducts river and maritime operations in the lakes and rivers and anything close to the coa ...

, 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 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 Pacifi ...

, an environmental group * Albatross Marine, a British manufacturer of very light aluminium speedboats *

Michael Gross (swimmer) Michael Groß (, ; born 17 June 1964), usually spelled Michael Gross in English, is a former competitive swimmer from Germany. He is tall, and received the nickname "The Albatross" for his especially long arms that gave him a total span of 2.13 ...

or "The Albatross", former professional swimmer