woomerang

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

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Meanings

nounwoomerang (plural woomerangs)

plural woomerangs

  1. alternativearchaicAlternative form of woomera.

    The ancient Gauls were known by their […] javelins, the Germans by their saga or military cassocks, and the Australians by their woomerangs or throwing-sticks […]

    1859, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, A Manual of Scientific Enquiry, page 261
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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