Definitions for: Billabong


[n] a branch of a river running to a dead end
[n] (Australian) a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently



Webster (1913) Definition: Bil"la*bong`, n. [Native name.]
In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; --
sometimes called an anabranch. This is the sense of the
word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has
also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming
stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a
source.

See Also: branch, pool, puddle

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