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An albatross 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, 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'', a 1971 novella by Susan Hill
* ''The Albatross'', the fictional propeller-sustained airship in Jules Verne's novel ''Robur the Conqueror''
* ''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 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''
* "Albatross", a 1997 song by the American band Bright from ''The Albatross Guest House''
* "Albatross", a 2011 song by Wild Beasts
* "Albatross", a 2015 song by Foals from ''What Went Down''

Transportation

Aircraft

* Albatros Airlines (Turkey), a Turkish charter airline from 1992 to 1996
* Albatros Airways, an Albanian budget airline
* Albatros Flugzeugwerke, a German aircraft manufacturer
* Albatross Soaring Machine, an unsuccessful flying machine designed by William Paul Butusov in 1896
* Aero L-39 Albatros, a Czech jet trainer aircraft
* de Havilland Albatross, a four-engine British transport aircraft
* Grumman HU-16 Albatross, a US Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard amphibious flying boat
* Beriev A-40 Albatros, a Russian amphibious plane
* Gossamer Albatross, a human-powered airplane
* ''L'Albatros artificiel'', gliders built by Jean-Marie Le Bris 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) or ''Albatross'', a high-speed train designed to operate between Amsterdam and Brussels
* ''Albatross'', a GWR 3031 Class 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), a score of three under par on a hole
* Albatross (metaphor), an encumbrance or a wearisome burden
* Albatross (''Rolling Thunder''), a video game character
* Albatross, Missouri
* Grupo Albatros, a special operations service of the Argentine Naval Prefecture
* HMAS ''Albatross'' (air station), a Royal Australian Navy base
* Albatross Foundation USA, an environmental group
* Albatross Marine, a British manufacturer of very light aluminium speedboats
* Michael Gross (swimmer) or "The Albatross", former professional swimmer

See also

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