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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bil•la•bong (bil′ə bông′, -bong′),USA pronunciation n. [Australian.]- British Termsa branch of a river flowing away from the main stream but leading to no other body of water;
a blind or dead-end channel. - British Termsa creek bed holding water only in the rainy season;
a dried-up watercourse. - British Termsa stagnant backwater or slough formed by receding floodwater.
- Wiradjuri bilabaŋ creek that runs only during the rainy season, equivalent. to bila river + baŋ poss. suffix
- 1830–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: billabong /ˈbɪləˌbɒŋ/ n Austral - a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool
- a branch of a river running to a dead end
Etymology: 19th Century: from a native Australian language, from billa river + bong dead |