woomera

[ woom-er-uh ]

noun
  1. a notched stick used by Australian Aboriginal peoples to propel spears or darts.

Origin of woomera

1
First recorded in 1810–20, woomera is from the Dharuk word wu-ma-ra

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British Dictionary definitions for woomera (1 of 2)

woomera

womera

/ (ˈwʊmərə) /


noun
  1. Australian a type of notched stick used by native Australians to increase leverage and propulsion in the throwing of a spear

Origin of woomera

1
from a native Australian language

British Dictionary definitions for Woomera (2 of 2)

Woomera

/ (ˈwʊmərə) /


noun
  1. a town in South Australia: site of the Long Range Weapons Establishment. Pop: 602 (2001)

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