Meaning of bombora | Babel Free

Definitions

A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore.

Australia

Examples

“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.”

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