Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombora

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: bomb-o-ra
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"The superior local knowledge of the Easter Island boatmen was a distracting influence, but on the way in I had decided to anchor on the sandy patch close under the bombora."
"The remainder of my life was indoor stuff […] but even from school I could see the bomboras breaking way out to sea on a high swell, there at the corner of my eye."
"It took Sue Dockar a good half hour to swim out to her target bombora, a moderate swim in spearfishing terms."
"He was also considered to be one of Australia's best big-wave riders, tackling the Queenscliff and Bare Island bomboras on the very biggest days."

Etymology

From Australian Aboriginal, most likely Dharug bumbora (“a current off Dobroyd Head, Port Jackson”).

Word Breakdown

Root: bumbora

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

bomboras (plural) bomboora (alternative)

Synonyms

bomb

Questions

What does bombora mean?: A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore.
Where does bombora come from?: From Australian Aboriginal, most likely Dharug bumbora (“a current off Dobroyd Head, Port Jackson”).

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