Alcatraz

[ al-kuh-traz ]

noun

1. a small island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: site of a U.S. penitentiary 1933–63.

Alcatraz

/ ˈælkəˌtræz /

noun

1. an island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: a federal prison until 1963

Example Sentences

Mostly because Oye, This Cell Is Drafty had already been used for Escape From Alcatraz, years before.

From The Daily Beast

Alcatraz had its birdman, and Greenhaven had one too; a real connoisseur.

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

Alcatraz and Terra Nova did not live past 13 episodes and Fringe had to fight to make to it to five seasons.

From The Daily Beast

When you use an example, you can use the word AS, and AT tells you where, such as "At Alcatraz."

From The Daily Beast

Drifts of fog hung plume-like over Alcatraz, veiled the Exposition domes and turrets in a mystic glory.

From Project Gutenberg

The ferry boat was passing Alcatraz now, and the populace had turned its attention away from Harry Banks and his party.

From Project Gutenberg

We also learned from him that the military prisoners had been released from Alcatraz Island because they could no longer be fed.

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But I saw the lights of Alcatraz where Ernest lay, and found comfort in the thought of nearness to him.

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The muskets of the sentries gleamed brightly on Alcatraz, and the rolling of drums swelled on the breeze.

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