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

They planned a weekend filled with activities such as seeing the Golden Gate Bridge and visiting Alcatraz Island.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the two spies buried $5,000 in Bear Mountain State Park, north of the city, stashing it away for the wife of a Soviet spy who was doing time in Alcatraz, Hayhanen returned to the park, dug up the cash, and spent it.

From Literature

Althouse’s right arm now features a smattering of historic neon signs — the Li Po Cocktail Lounge in San Francisco’s Chinatown and the View Alcatraz sign, among them.

From Los Angeles Times

Alongside Bulger and Cooper there are the Alcatraz escapees of 1962.

From The Wall Street Journal

As hordes of ships sailed to California during the Gold Rush, the West Coast’s first lighthouse was illuminated on Alcatraz Island in 1854.

From Los Angeles Times