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[ al-kuh-traz ] / ˈæl kəˌtræz /
nouna small island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: site of a U.S. penitentiary 1933–63. Words nearby AlcatrazAlcan Highway, Alcántara, alcapton, alcaptonuria, Alcathous, Alcatraz, alcayde, Alcázar, Alcazar de San Juan, Alceste, Alcestis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for AlcatrazMostly because Oye, This Cell Is Drafty had already been used for Escape From Alcatraz, years before. 20 Things You Didn’t Know About 'The Shawshank Redemption'|Bill Schulz|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Alcatraz had its birdman, and Greenhaven had one too; a real connoisseur. Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST You see, gone are the days when a supernatural dramas like Lost or its rip-offs Alcatraz, Invasion, or The River dominated TV. ‘Resurrection’ Is TV’s Silliest Show and Probably Dead on Arrival|Kevin Fallon|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Alcatraz and Terra Nova did not live past 13 episodes and Fringe had to fight to make to it to five seasons. ‘Almost Human’ Review: A Dystopian Future That We’ve Seen Before|Chancellor Agard|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When you use an example, you can use the word AS, and AT tells you where, such as "At Alcatraz." National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words|David Bukszpan|April 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Drifts of fog hung plume-like over Alcatraz, veiled the Exposition domes and turrets in a mystic glory. Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman Opposite is Alcatraz, a fortified island, but very peaceful-looking, the waves breaking softly all around it. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California|Caroline C. Leighton Alcatraz, or Alcatraces, as the Government spells it over the fortress gate. Bancroft's Tourist's Guide Yosemite|A.L. Bancroft The ferry boat was passing Alcatraz now, and the populace had turned its attention away from Harry Banks and his party. The Readjustment|Will Irwin Between was the solitary rock, Alcatraz, with its ugly fort of many eyes. A Daughter of the Vine|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for Alcatraz
nounan island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: a federal prison until 1963 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |