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Alcatraz

American

[al-kuh-traz] / ˈæl kəˌtræz /

noun

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

Alcatraz British

/ ˈælkəˌtræz /

noun

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

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"Alligator Alcatraz fulfilled the role that it was designed to serve," DeSantis said, adding that it had helped remove "many, many dangerous people" from Florida and the United States.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Eastwood plays the spoon-wielding lead in this thrilling jailbreak saga based on the infamous real-life escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1962.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Minutes later, she spotted the telltale puff of water ahead, not far from Alcatraz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Stunning biologists, a lone coyote swims to Alcatraz.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

One of the bear heads on her waist was now wearing a pair of crooked plastic Alcatraz sunglasses.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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