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 Paci ...

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'' (novella), 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 * ''Albatross'' (magazine), 1970s lesbian satirical magazine

Film and television

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, a French film production company which operated between 1922 and 1939 * ''Albatross'' (2011 film), a British film * ''Albatross'' (2015 film), an Icelandic film * ''Albatross'' (2022 film), an American drama film * Drift Away (film), French title Albatros, a 2021 French drama film * "Albatross" (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 *

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Albums

* ''Albatross'' (Big Wreck album) (2012) * ''Albatross'' (The Classic Crime album) (2006) * ''Albatross'', a 2005 album by The Standard * ''The Albatross'' (album), a 2013 album by Foxing * ''Albatross'' (Fleetwood Mac album), a 1977 compilation album by Fleetwood Mac and Christine Perfect

Songs

* "Albatross" (Big Wreck song), 2011 * "Albatross" (Corrosion of Conformity song), 1994 * "Albatross" (instrumental), by Fleetwood Mac, 1968 * "Albatross", an unreleased song by

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* "Albatross", by Judy Collins from ''Wildflowers'', 1967 * "Albatross", by Public Image Ltd. from '' Metal Box'', 1979 * "Albatross", by Wild Beasts, 2011 * "Albatross", by Foals from '' What Went Down'', 2015 * "Albatross", by Kevin Devine from ''Nothing's Real, So Nothing's Wrong'', 2022 * "Albatross", by English Teacher from '' This Could Be Texas'', 2024 * "The Albatross", by Taylor Swift from ''

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'', 2024 * "Albatross", by Throwing Muses from '' Moonlight Concessions'', 2025

Transportation

Aircraft

* Albatros Airlines (Turkey), a Turkish charter airline from 1992 to 1996 *

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, 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 * "Albatross" drones, reconnaissance drones developed for the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Russian company Albatross, which operates the Yelabuga drone factory

Automobiles

* Albatros (1912 automobile), a French automobile * Albatros (1922 automobile), a British 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 Marine, a British manufacturer of very light aluminium speedboats * Michael Gross (swimmer) or "The Albatross", former professional swimmer * Albatross stores, special stores in the Soviet Union to sell foreign goods for special coupons