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billabong

/ˈbɪləˌbɔŋ/

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What does billabong mean?

noun

  1. An anabranch, backwater or oxbow lake that is temporarily cut off from the main river, especially one that is only filled with water during the rainy season and can sometimes dry up completely.

proper noun

  1. A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

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The largest cubicle contained Macklin, McIlroy, Hurley, and Hussey and it was named “The Billabong.”
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199