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 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 The plants and creatures were fossilized when iron-rich groundwater drained into a billabong, or water hole. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022 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 Cruises operate daily and are a fantastic way to discover the billabong's remarkable flora and fauna. — Smithsonian, 7 Apr. 2017 Farmers are fretting about their water being diverted to swamps and billabongs. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010
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  1. pool
  2. puddle
  3. lake
Noun
  • Locals can buy memberships to hang at the pool (but not so many that hotel guests can’t get a chaise lounge), so the pool has a definite country-club vibe.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Bull Shoals was six feet from the conservation pool level, but Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork and Greer's Ferry are all lakes that generate hydro-power, which will be reduced because of the low water conditions.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Recent photos of the inside appear to show puddles and stains from water damage and char marks from fire.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In September, fresh layers of salt — residue of the wastewater — covered the dirt near yellowish puddles of standing water.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • An ocean bordered by dozens of countries would be far harder to rename than a gulf or a lake.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Paying the statewide mussel fee does not exempt boaters from inspection requirements or additional fees imposed by individual lakes and reservoirs.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of lake

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