billabong \BI-leh-bang\ (noun) - 1 : A waterhole near a stream filled only during floods. 2 : A part of a river or creek that dries up after the rainy season.
"1985 was a positive billabong for Janice in an otherwise gushing career."
A common term in parts of Australia but not used in Great Britain or North America. Usage in Australia can be pretty narrow and usage elsewhere in the English-speaking world would be a ground-breaking event. From Wiradjuri (Australian Aboriginal): "an arroyo, a stream that runs only when it rains", from bila "river" + -bang.
"1985 was a positive billabong for Janice in an otherwise gushing career."
A common term in parts of Australia but not used in Great Britain or North America. Usage in Australia can be pretty narrow and usage elsewhere in the English-speaking world would be a ground-breaking event. From Wiradjuri (Australian Aboriginal): "an arroyo, a stream that runs only when it rains", from bila "river" + -bang.
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