Alcatraz en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈælkətɹæz/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Spanish Isla de los Alcatraces (“island of gannets”), from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”); named by Juan Manuel de Ayala, an explorer of San Francisco Bay.
Meanings
- An island in San Francisco Bay California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison; in full, Alcatraz Island.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island.
Alcatraz was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
2025 May 4, Samantha Waldenberg, “Trump says he is directing Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz to house ‘ruthless and violent o\ffenders’”, in CNN:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Fort Alcatraz, a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison.
alt of Fort Alcatraz
Translations (3)
el Αλκατράζ (an island in the San Francisco bay, formerly a famous prison) · pt Alcatraz (an island in the San Francisco bay, formerly a famous prison) · hi ऐल्कट्रैज़ (an island in the San Francisco bay, formerly a famous prison)