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woomera


woom·er·a

W0217600 (wo͝om′ər-ə) also wom·er·a (wŏm′-)n. A hooked wooden stick used by Aboriginal peoples of Australia for hurling a spear or dart.
[Dharuk wamara.]

woomera

(ˈwʊmərə) or

womera

n (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Austral a type of notched stick used by native Australians to increase leverage and propulsion in the throwing of a spear[from a native Australian language]

Woomera

(ˈwʊmərə) n (Placename) a town in South Australia: site of the Long Range Weapons Establishment. Pop: 602 (2001)

woom•er•a

(ˈwʊm ər ə)

also womera



n., pl. -er•as. a notched stick used by Australian Aborigines to propel spears or darts. [1810–20; < Dharuk wu-ma-ra]

Woomera


Woomera

(wo͞o`mərə), village (2016 pop. 146), South Australia, S Australia, near Lake Torrens. It is located within the large Woomera Range Complex, which includes and air force and missile-testing range used by Australia and its allies. Great Britain conducted nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s at Maralinga within the range complex, and Australia's first earth satellite was launched there in 1967. A U.S. space tracking station was formerly there.

Woomera

a town in South Australia: site of the Long Range Weapons Establishment. Pop.: 602 (2001)
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