Alcatraz

[ al-kuh-traz ]

/ ˈæl kəˌtræz /

noun

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

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Mostly because Oye, This Cell Is Drafty had already been used for Escape From Alcatraz, years before.
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Alcatraz had its birdman, and Greenhaven had one too; a real connoisseur.
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You see, gone are the days when a supernatural dramas like Lost or its rip-offs Alcatraz, Invasion, or The River dominated TV.
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Alcatraz and Terra Nova did not live past 13 episodes and Fringe had to fight to make to it to five seasons.
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Drifts of fog hung plume-like over Alcatraz, veiled the Exposition domes and turrets in a mystic glory.
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Opposite is Alcatraz, a fortified island, but very peaceful-looking, the waves breaking softly all around it.
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Alcatraz, or Alcatraces, as the Government spells it over the fortress gate.
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The ferry boat was passing Alcatraz now, and the populace had turned its attention away from Harry Banks and his party.
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Between was the solitary rock, Alcatraz, with its ugly fort of many eyes.
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British Dictionary definitions for alcatraz

Alcatraz

/ (ˈælkəˌtræz) /

noun

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

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