billabong

noun

bil·la·bong | \ ˈbi-lə-ˌbȯŋ

, -ˌbäŋ\

Definition of billabong

1 Australia

a : a blind channel leading out from a river

b : a usually dry streambed that is filled seasonally

2 Australia : a backwater forming a stagnant pool

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Synonyms

mere [chiefly British], pool, puddle, stank [British dialect], well

taking a break from our trek through the outback, we bathed our tired feet in the still waters of a billabong

Recent Examples on the Web

Recreation in the summer shrinks to barbecues, swimming in the billabong, and drinking stubbies, or bottles of beer, on Big Red under the stars. — Clarissa Sebag-montefiore, New York Times, "How Does an Australian Town of 100 Attract Tourists? A Music Festival and Camel Pie," 1 Aug. 2016

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