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

Exhibit A: Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel, currently serving a life term under strict isolation at a remote Colorado prison dubbed the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.”

From Los Angeles Times

In San Francisco, an inflatable Trump-like chicken decked in black-and-white prison stripes was ferried around the bay on a boat labeled “Alcatraz Prison Transport.”

From Los Angeles Times

When David De Clercq traveled to San Francisco last year, he had a few musts on his itinerary: Go to Alcatraz.

From New York Times

After some amount of cajoling, Gubser finally showed up to meet him at the South End Rowing Club, the famed open-water swim club in San Francisco just across the bay from Alcatraz.

From Los Angeles Times

She joined the South End Rowing Club for its annual swim from Alcatraz back to the club.

From Los Angeles Times