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woomera
[ woom-er-uh ]
noun
- a notched stick used by Australian Aboriginal peoples to propel spears or darts.
woomera
1/ ˈwʊmərə /
noun
- a type of notched stick used by native Australians to increase leverage and propulsion in the throwing of a spear
Woomera
2/ ˈwʊmərə /
noun
- a town in South Australia: site of the Long Range Weapons Establishment. Pop: 602 (2001)
Word History and Origins
Origin of woomera1
Word History and Origins
Origin of woomera1
Example Sentences
Until now, the only British satellite-bearing rocket was launched from Woomera in Australia in 1971.
The launch site then was a military rocket range near Woomera in South Australia state.
The launch site then was a military rocket range near Woomera in South Australia state.
High Down was the test site for the Black Arrow rocket, the first - and so far only - British-made rocket to successfully deliver a satellite into Earth's orbit, launching from Woomera in Australia on 28 October, 1971.
A landing capsule from Japan's autonomous Hayabusa2 spacecraft, carrying a cache of material gathered from asteroid Ryugu, successfully came down in South Australia's Woomera Prohibited Area.
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