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noun (plural: boomerangs)
  1. Flat curved airfoil originally used in various parts of the world as hunting weapons or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: boemerang
  • French: boomerang
  • German: Bumerang
  • Italian: boomerang, bumerang
  • Spanish: bumerí¡n , bumerang
verb to boomerang
  1. To return to the starting point.
  2. To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired.
Etymology: From the Australian Aboriginal language Dharuk, bumariny.


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