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
  • Some employees live in dorms on site, and all of them have easy access to pools and fitness centers.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The standard double comes with plush furnishings, down duvets and pillows, Bose speakers and alarms, flat-screen TVs, and a view of either the rooftop of the hotel pool, plus little perks like free Champagne at check-in.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • There were large puddles of waste around the camp and in the gullies between tents.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • By mid-morning, deep puddles still dotted the miles long pathway.
    — Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • Even during historically warm winters, intense cold snaps, lake-effect bursts, and major individual snowstorms remain entirely possible.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Inside, the interiors are a study in understated neutrals—warm gray,brown tones, and crisp white walls allow the marble fireplace and expansive lake views to serve as the art pieces.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
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