Alcatraz

From Spanish Isla de los Alcatraces (“island of gannets”), named by Juan Manuel de Ayala, an explorer of San Francisco Bay.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈælkətɹæz/

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Alcatraz

1. An island in San Francisco Bay California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison; in full, Alcatraz Island.
2. Ellipsis of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island.
   • 2025 May 4, Samantha Waldenberg, “Trump says he is directing Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz to house ‘ruthless and violent offenders’”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Alcatraz was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.

3. Ellipsis of Fort Alcatraz, a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison.

• Alligator Alcatraz

Alcatraz f

1. Alcatraz (an island and former prison in the Bay of San Francisco, California, United States)

• IPA^(key): /alkaˈtɾaθ/ [al.kaˈt̪ɾaθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alkaˈtɾas/ [al.kaˈt̪ɾas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Al‧ca‧traz

Alcatraz f

1. (US) Alcatraz (an island and former prison in California, United States, on San Francisco Bay)
   1. (islands) ellipsis of Isla de Alcatraz
   2. (prison) ellipsis of Prisión Federal de Alcatraz