belah

[ bee-luh ]

noun

1. beefwood.

belah

/ ˈbiːlɑː /

noun

1. an Australian casuarina tree, Casuarina glauca , yielding a useful timber

Word History and Origins

Origin of belah¹

First recorded in 1860–65, belah is from the Wiradjuri word bilārr

Example Sentences

This village is known as Deir el Belah, or, more frequently, merely as Belah.

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The importance of Ludd far eclipsed the quondam glory of Belah, and came nearer to rivalling that of Kantara.

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On April 1st, orders were received that the Brigade would move, the next day, back to the area previously occupied at Belah!

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Preparations had also to be made and the necessary material accumulated to push forward the lines from Deir el Belah and Shellal.

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Our new camp was right in the sandhills, near the aerodrome at Deir-el-Belah, where we did intensive divisional training.

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