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billabong
bil·la·bong B0248800 (bĭl′ə-bông′, -bŏng′)n. Australian 1. A dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river.2. A streambed filled with water only in the rainy season.3. A stagnant pool or backwater.
[Wiradhuri (Pama-Nyungan language of southeast Australia) bilabaŋ, watercourse filled only after rain.]billabong (ˈbɪləˌbɒŋ) n1. (Physical Geography) a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool2. (Physical Geography) a branch of a river running to a dead end[C19: from a native Australian language, from billa river + bong dead]bil•la•bong (ˈbɪl əˌbɔŋ, -ˌbɒŋ)
n. Australian. a stagnant backwater formed by receding floodwater. [1830–40; < Wiradjuri] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | billabong - a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittentlyAustralia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colonypuddle, pool - a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" | | 2. | billabong - a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is highbranch - a stream or river connected to a larger one |
Translationsbillabong
billabong Austral1. a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool 2. a branch of a river running to a dead end billabong
Related to billabong: RoxyWords related to billabongnoun a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittentlyRelated Words- Australia
- Commonwealth of Australia
- puddle
- pool
noun a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is highRelated Words |