billabongs

plural of billabong, Australian
as in puddles
a small often deep body of water taking a break from our trek through the outback, we bathed our tired feet in the still waters of a billabong

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Noun
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Poorly draining lawns with pooling or puddles are also candidates for aeration.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Well, yes, but FDR built a swimming pool, to which it might be countered that pools make good palliative care for polio sufferers.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While alternating between Colony Club’s multiple lagoon pools and the beach was tempting, the many off-site excursions are not to be missed.
    Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dense fog is more likely in low-lying areas near water such as rivers or lakes.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Cruise On The Dora Queen Enjoy the lakes from eye level rather than up above via the Dora Queen, an 80-foot New Orleans-style paddlewheel boat that cruises up and down Lake Dora.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Billabongs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billabongs. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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