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单词 woomera
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woomera

[ woom-er-uh ]
/ ˈwʊm ər ə /

noun

a notched stick used by Australian Aboriginal peoples to propel spears or darts.
Also womera.

Origin of woomera

First recorded in 1810–20, woomera is from the Dharuk word wu-ma-ra

Words nearby woomera

wool store, wool table, Woolwich, Woolworth, wooly, woomera, woomerang, Woonsocket, Woop Woop, woorali, woose
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Example sentences from the Web for woomera

  • Forty five minutes later the reports clattered in from Cairo and Woomera.

    If at First You Don't...|John Brudy
  • As the hand moves forward the spear is released by uplifting the forefinger, and the woomera remains in the hand.

    Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie
  • In the handle end of the woomera a sharp flint is often set, forming a sort of chisel.

    Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for woomera (1 of 2)

woomera

womera

/ (ˈwʊmərə) /

noun

Australian a type of notched stick used by native Australians to increase leverage and propulsion in the throwing of a spear

Word Origin for woomera

from a native Australian language

British Dictionary definitions for woomera (2 of 2)

Woomera
/ (ˈwʊmərə) /

noun

a town in South Australia: site of the Long Range Weapons Establishment. Pop: 602 (2001)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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