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词汇 woomera
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woomera1

noun ˈwuːm(ə)rəˈwo͞omərə
Australian
  • An Aboriginal stick used to throw a spear more forcibly.

    〈澳〉(土著所使用的)投枪器

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His sketches often portrayed the ‘natives’ fishing and throwing spears with woomeras.
    • The men on the left are holding shields, spears and woomeras while the man on the right has a huge wooden sword as well as a shield.
    • Long, long time ago, two little nephews asked their old uncle to take them out and camp on the river so that he could teach them how to make their spears and woomeras and their boomerangs.
    • As a result we have a lot of experience with framing these types of artwork, from woomeras and boomerangs through to clubs and spears, and even aboriginal carvings.
    • We sell a variety of stock including T'shirts, boomerangs, spears, woomeras, didgeridoos, pottery, flower pots, cups, plates, vases, tea tree oil and stocking flowers.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Dharuk wamara.

Woomera2

proper nounˈwuːm(ə)rəˈwo͝omərə
  • A town in central South Australia, the site of a vast military testing ground used in the 1950s for nuclear tests and since the 1960s for tracking space satellites.

woomera1

nounˈwo͞omərə
Australian
  • An Aboriginal stick used to throw a spear more forcibly.

    〈澳〉(土著所使用的)投枪器

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The men on the left are holding shields, spears and woomeras while the man on the right has a huge wooden sword as well as a shield.
    • Long, long time ago, two little nephews asked their old uncle to take them out and camp on the river so that he could teach them how to make their spears and woomeras and their boomerangs.
    • His sketches often portrayed the ‘natives’ fishing and throwing spears with woomeras.
    • As a result we have a lot of experience with framing these types of artwork, from woomeras and boomerangs through to clubs and spears, and even aboriginal carvings.
    • We sell a variety of stock including T'shirts, boomerangs, spears, woomeras, didgeridoos, pottery, flower pots, cups, plates, vases, tea tree oil and stocking flowers.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Dharuk wamara.

Woomera2

proper nounˈwo͝omərə
  • A town in central South Australia, the site of a vast military testing ground used in the 1950s for nuclear tests and since the 1960s for tracking space satellites.

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