woomera

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Australia/wʊmra/

noun

A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.

OriginDharug wumara →
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Meanings

woomera1

nounwoomera (plural woomeras)

plural woomeras · alternative wamara · alternative womera · alternative wommera · alternative woomerah · alternative woomerang

  1. AustraliaA traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.

Woomera2

proper noun
  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.

Origin

woomera · noun

  1. Dharugwumara
  2. Dharugwumara
  3. Englishwoomera

Borrowed from Dharug wumara.

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Woomera · proper noun

  1. Dharugwumara
  2. EnglishWoomera

From woomera, borrowed from Dharug wumara.

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Cite this entry
APA

woomera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woomera

MLA

“woomera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woomera. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woomera,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woomera.

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