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bomboras

bomboras is the plural of bombora.

Meaning of bombora

Noun

bombora (plural bomboras)

  1. (Australia) A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore.
    • 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.1963, Patrick Gordon Taylor, The Sky Beyond, page 269
    Synonyms:
    bomb

Questions about bomboras

What is bomboras the plural of?
Bomboras is the plural of bombora.

Words near bomboras in the dictionary

  1. bombonne
  2. bombonnes
  3. bomboora
  4. bombooras
  5. bombora
  6. bomboras
  7. bombous
  8. Bombowlee
  9. Bombowlee Creek
  10. bomboy
  11. bomboys

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