Geelong

American

[ji-lawng] / dʒɪˈlɔŋ /

noun

a seaport in SE Australia, SW of Melbourne.

Geelong British

/ dʒəˈlɒŋ /

noun

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

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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

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

Cam Rayner of the Brisbane Lions celebrates on the field after his team won the AFL Grand Final, defeating the Geelong Cats at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

It certainly was a pity that Mr. Prong had not made himself happy, with that happiness for which he sighed, in the bosom of his family at Geelong.

From Rachel Ray by Trollope, Anthony

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