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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions bombora noun  A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore. 1933: 'Bombora' is an aboriginal word applied to the high-crested wave which breaks ... over submerged rocks near the coastline. — w:The Bulletin, The Bulletin magazine, 27 May 1933, page 24. Quoted in G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, second edition, 1985, w:Sydney University Press, Sydney University Press, ISBN 0-424-00113-6. Etymology: From an Australian Aboriginal word bumbora which is a current off w:Dobroyd Head, Dobroyd Head in w:Port Jackson, Port Jackson. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XV section 3, page 321. Baker doesn't record which Aboriginal language the word is from, presumably the local people of that location.)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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