BILLABONG

billabong

(noun) a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high

billabong

(noun) a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

billabong (plural billabongs)

(Australia) A stagnant pool of water.

A streambed that is only filled with water during the rainy season.

A channel that dead-ends which extends from the main part of a river.

(Australia, rare) An oxbow lake.

Source: Wiktionary

Bil"la*bong`, n. [Native name.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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