billabong

/bil-uh-bawng, -bong/US // ˈbɪl əˌbɔŋ, -ˌbɒŋ //UK // (ˈbɪləˌbɒŋ) //

比拉邦,碧浪,碧桂园,碧浪公司

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Australian.
- : a branch of a river flowing away from the main stream but leading to no other body of water; a blind or dead-end channel.
- : a creek bed holding water only in the rainy season; a dried-up watercourse.
- : a stagnant backwater or slough formed by receding floodwater.

He and Mitchell fished along the Billabong all the afternoon; I fished a little, and lay about the camp and read.
I thought you'd sing anthems on the very word Billabong all through the voyage, especially in your bath.
So they passed through Cunjee, and wheeled to the right towards the open country—the country that meant Billabong.
Only, motors and Billabong don't go hand in hand—we've always stuck to horses, haven't we, Mr. Jim?
The years had brought a good deal of sober sense to Bosun and Monarch, but motors were still unfamiliar objects on Billabong.