Alcatraz

American  

[al-kuh-traz] / ˈæl kəˌtræz /

noun

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

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Alcatraz British  

/ ˈælkəˌtræz /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Jackson, who works in supply-chain risk assessment and lives across the road from the proposed site, runs a popular Facebook page called “Arkansas Alcatraz.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The shelter’s oldest resident is an 83-year-old who spent most of his life working in Florida before he was picked up and sent to a detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

From Los Angeles Times

There was Alcatraz Elliot and Serina in her full ball gown and mask.

From Literature

Elliot tossed me an Alcatraz prison uniform, and I glanced up at him, eyebrow raised.

From Literature

“Did you forget that we are wearing Alcatraz prison uniforms?”

From Literature