billabong
Americannoun
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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.
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a creek bed holding water only in the rainy season; a dried-up watercourse.
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a stagnant backwater or slough formed by receding floodwater.
noun
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a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool
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a branch of a river running to a dead end
Etymology
Origin of billabong
1830–40; < Wiradjuri bilabaŋ creek that runs only during the rainy season, equivalent to bila river + baŋ possessive suffix
Vocabulary lists containing billabong
Example Sentences
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Spots like San Miguel Beach and Todos Santos Island are renowned among the surfing community with a major competition, the Billabong XXL, having been held in the latter.
From BBC • May 6, 2024
A book about her experiences in the eye of the Daily Caller storm would have made for infinitely more interesting reading than the chronicle of how surfing influencer Baxter Box got a deal with Billabong.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023
Slater defeated a rider less than half his age to capture one of the sport’s iconic events, the Billabong Pro Pipeline near the renowned reef off of Oahu.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2022
Another half-hour down the road you can do the Corroborree Billabong Wetlands Cruise, which offers good bird sightings.
From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2018
The Jim she saw was the big, clean-limbed boy with whom she had ridden so often at Billabong.
From Captain Jim by Bruce, Mary Grant
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