billabong

noun

ˈbi-lə-ˌbȯŋ How to pronounce billabong (audio)
Definition of billabongnext
Australian
as in pool
a small often deep body of water taking a break from our trek through the outback, we bathed our tired feet in the still waters of a billabong

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Recent Examples of billabong The plants and creatures were fossilized when iron-rich groundwater drained into a billabong, or water hole. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022 Farmers are fretting about their water being diverted to swamps and billabongs. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010 Cruises operate daily and are a fantastic way to discover the billabong's remarkable flora and fauna. — Smithsonian, 7 Apr. 2017 Fifteen million years ago, a river carved through the jungle, leaving an oxbow lake (known as a billabong in Australia) in its wake at McGraths Flat. — New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022 Sonia Namarnyilk layered three stencils to print complex patterns of mermaid-like water spirits, their fluid, bright orange undulations interspersed with playful turtles and rippling billabong plants. — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
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  1. pool
  2. puddle
  3. lake
Noun
  • In 1926, Brian's great-grandfather, Henry Knoebel, opened a pool that would mark the official start of the family’s park.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Also, the pool area, now painted in a playful shade called Carrot Orange, has more seating and a photo booth nearby.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • Two others hopped into a giant muddy puddle and did the Viking row.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • That's the advice Allegheny County's parks department gave locals after a bear was spotted in a lake north of Pittsburgh, with the department issuing a warning in partnership with Allegheny County Police Department on June 16.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • From there, drive to the small lake town of Winona Lake to browse the little shops along the waterfront.
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of lake

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