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Geelong

American  
[ji-lawng] / dʒɪˈlɔŋ /

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Australia, SW of Melbourne.


Geelong British  
/ dʒəˈlɒŋ /

noun

  1. a port in SE Australia, in S Victoria on Port Phillip Bay. Pop: 130 194 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"They made their choice to go over there and be with their terrorist husbands, so let them stay there," Peter Cockburn, of Geelong, told the BBC at Melbourne airport.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Fire Rescue Victoria said the fire at the Geelong refinery appeared to have been caused by an equipment failure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Geelong is one of Australia’s two refineries and accounts for 10% of the country’s fuel supply, according to Viva Energy’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

This year there are three women jockeys with Rachel King on outsider Arapaho and Celine Gaudry entrusted with Geelong Cup winner Torranzino.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025

Prices were, it need not be said, extravagantly high, though the barest necessities of decent life were hardly obtainable outside Melbourne and Geelong.

From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by Edmund B. d'Auvergne

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