bombora

[ bom-bawr-uh ]

/ bɒmˈbɔr ə /

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noun Australian.

a hidden reef of rocks.

a dangerous eddy over such a reef.

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Origin of bombora

1930–35; perhaps <Dharuk bumbora name of a current off Dobroyde Head, Port Jackson

Words nearby bombora

bomb ketch, bomb lance, bomblet, bombload, bombogenesis, bombora, bombous, bomb out, bombproof, bomb rack, bomb run

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British Dictionary definitions for bombora

bombora

/ (bɒmˈbɔːrə) /

noun Australian

a submerged reef

a turbulent area of sea over such a reef

Word Origin for bombora

from a native Australian language

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