Albatross (bird)

Japanese: アルバトロス(鳥類) - あるばとろす
Albatross (bird)

...It is a symbol of the ocean and long voyages, and sailors would catch this bird on a fishhook and tease its clumsy movements to cheer themselves up on their long journeys. In golf, a score of three strokes below par is called an albatross. [Hiroshi Aramata]...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "albatross (bird)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…遠洋と長い船旅の象徴であり,船乗りたちは釣針に引っかけてこの鳥をとらえ,不器用な動作をからかうことで長旅の慰みにしたという。なお,ゴルフのスコアでパーより3打少ない場合をアルバトロス(アホウドリの英名)と称する。【荒俣 宏】。…

※「アルバトロス(鳥類)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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