Billabong Definition
bĭlə-bông, -bŏng
billabongs
noun
A dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river.
American Heritage
A backwater channel forming a lagoon or pool.
Webster's New World
A streambed filled with water only in the rainy season.
American Heritage
A stagnant pool or backwater.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Billabong
Noun
Singular:
billabong
Plural:
billabongsOrigin of Billabong
Wiradhuri (Pama-Nyungan language of southeast Australia) bilabaŋ watercourse filled only after rain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiradhuri bilabang
From Wiktionary
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