- alcatras
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alcatras
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alcatras — ˈalkəˌtras, az noun (plural alcatras or alcatrases) Etymology: Portuguese or Spanish alcatraz pelican more at albatross : a large water bird (as the pelican or frigate bird) … Useful english dictionary
albatros — [ albatros ] n. m. • 1751; angl. albatross, altér. du port. alcatraz « pélican, albatros », probablt d une langue indigène d Amérique; 1575 alcatraz, en fr. ♦ Grand oiseau planeur blanc ou gris (procellariiformes) océanique ou pélagique, au bec… … Encyclopédie Universelle
albatross — [17] The word albatross has a confused history. The least uncertain thing about it is that until the late 17th century it was alcatras; the change of the first element to albaseems to have arisen from association of the albatross’s white colour… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
albatross — [17] The word albatross has a confused history. The least uncertain thing about it is that until the late 17th century it was alcatras; the change of the first element to albaseems to have arisen from association of the albatross’s white colour… … Word origins
USS PC-565 — Career (United States) Name: USS PC 565 Builde … Wikipedia
USS Gilmer (PC-565) — was a PC 461 class subchaser in the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down by Brown Shipbuilding Company in Houston, Texas on August 14 1941 and launched on February 27 1942, sponsored by Miss Jacqueline B. Perry. USS PC 565… … Wikipedia
Голос Донбасса — Жанр Рэп Годы c 2003 года Страны … Википедия
alcatraz — île des È. U., dans la baie de San Francisco. Anc. prison féd. ⇒ALCATRAZ(E), (ALCATRAZ, ALCATRAZE) subst. masc. ORNITH., vx, inus. ,,Nom donné par les voyageurs à plusieurs oiseaux des mers d Amérique et des Indes, qui paraissent être des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
alcatraze — ⇒ALCATRAZ(E), (ALCATRAZ, ALCATRAZE) subst. masc. ORNITH., vx, inus. ,,Nom donné par les voyageurs à plusieurs oiseaux des mers d Amérique et des Indes, qui paraissent être des pélicans. (Ac. Compl. 1842) : • Il connut toutes les bêtes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
albatross — al|ba|tross [ˈælbətrɔs US tro:s, tra:s] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from alcatras type of water bird (16 19 centuries), from Portuguese or Spanish alcatraz pelican , from Arabic al gattas the diver ;] [Sense: 2; Origin: from the dead… … Dictionary of contemporary English
