boomerang.
Any of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning boomerang).
Meaning & usage
Any of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning boomerang).
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
A boomerang kick.
A device for changing the color of a followspot.
The early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
A cocktail made with rye whiskey and Swedish punsch.
Where this word comes from
Origin uncertain. Possibly from Thurawal. Long regarded as from the Sydney language, but early evidence unclear. The form boo-mer-it is glossed, c.1790, as 'scimeter' (i.e., scimitar) and the word bumarang, bumarañ is not explicitly recorded in the Sydney Language until 1903.
To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
To travel in a curved path.
To abort a mission and return to base early.
Where this word comes from
Origin uncertain. Possibly from Thurawal. Long regarded as from the Sydney language, but early evidence unclear. The form boo-mer-it is glossed, c.1790, as 'scimeter' (i.e., scimitar) and the word bumarang, bumarañ is not explicitly recorded in the Sydney Language until 1903.
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