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Definition of Billabong
1. Noun. A stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently.
2. Noun. A branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high.
Generic synonyms: Branch
Definition of Billabong
1. n. 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.
Definition of Billabong
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