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 (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 Films Albatros, a French film production company which operated between 1922 and 1939 , a South Korean film 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 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), 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 "The Albatross" (Taylor Swift song), 2024 "Albatross", an unreleased song by Brave Saint Saturn "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 "Albatross", by Throwing Muses from Moonlight Concessions, 2025 "Albatros", by Gian Franco Reverberi from Animalia, 2025
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 NCSIST Albatross, a reconnaissance drone produced by the Taiwanese National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology "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 Aselsan Albatros USV family, a family of high-speed unmanned surface seaborne targets made for the Turkish Naval Forces
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
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