单词 | billabong |
释义 | billabong /bil"euh bawng', -bong'/, n. Australian. 1. a branch of a river flowing away from the main stream but leading to no other body of water; a blind or dead-end channel. 2. a creek bed holding water only in the rainy season; a dried-up watercourse. 3. a stagnant backwater or slough formed by receding floodwater. [1830-40; < Wiradjuri bilaban creek that runs only during the rainy season, equiv. to bila river + ban poss. suffix] |
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