• al•ba•tross (ăl'bə-trôs', -trŏs') n., pl.
  albatross or -tross•es (pl. anything is possible)
  2. Another term for a double eagle, or 3-under par
  on any one hole. Albatross is used most commonly
  in the U.K. and follows the "bird" theme practiced   in golf scoring.

• al•ba•tross (ăl'bə-trôs', -trŏs') n., pl.
  albatross or -tross•es.
  1. Very rare, large web-footed birds constituting
  the family Diomedeidae, chiefly of the oceans of
  the southern hemisphere, and having a hooked
  beak and long narrow wings.