woomera
[ woom-er-uh ]
noun
a notched stick used by Australian Aboriginal peoples to propel spears or darts.
Origin of woomera
1First recorded in 1810–20, woomera is from the Dharuk word wu-ma-ra
- Also womera.
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How to use woomera in a sentence
At length they ventured to walk about the tents, and they then insisted on presenting their clubs and woomeras to our men.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2) | Thomas Mitchell
British Dictionary definitions for woomera (1 of 2)
woomera
womera
/ (ˈwʊmərə) /
noun
Australian a type of notched stick used by native Australians to increase leverage and propulsion in the throwing of a spear
Origin of woomera
1from a native Australian language
British Dictionary definitions for Woomera (2 of 2)
Woomera
/ (ˈwʊmərə) /
noun
a town in South Australia: site of the Long Range Weapons Establishment. Pop: 602 (2001)
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