Associations to the word «Billabong»

Wiktionary

BILLABONG, noun. (Australia) A stagnant pool of water.
BILLABONG, noun. A streambed that is only filled with water during the rainy season.
BILLABONG, noun. A channel that dead-ends which extends from the main part of a river.
BILLABONG, noun. (Australia) (rare) An oxbow lake.

Dictionary definition

BILLABONG, noun. A stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently.
BILLABONG, noun. A branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high.

Wise words

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