English Explanatory Dictionary

woomera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.
name
  1. An area of South Australia used in Australia's rocket launch program.
  2. A town in South Australia, Australia located on the Nullarbor Plain about 150 miles north of Adelaide.

Pronunciation

/wʊmra/ en-au-woomera.ogg

Word forms

woomera woomeras wamara womera wommera woomerah woomerang

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wumara.

Related words

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