Meaning of BILLABONG
| Pronunciation: | | 'bilu`bâng
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- [n] a branch of a river running to a dead end
- [n] (Australian) a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
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BILLABONG is a 9 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | branch, pool, puddle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bil"la*bong`\, n. [Native name.]
In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; --
sometimes called an {anabranch}. This is the sense of the
word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has
also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming
stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a
source.
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