wagga

/ ˈwɒɡə /

noun

1. a blanket or bed covering made out of sacks stitched together

Word History and Origins

Origin of wagga¹

C19: named after Wagga Wagga

Example Sentences

In April, the regional airline had reduced or changed flight times for nine services across four states, including routes between Sydney and Broken Hill, Melbourne and Wagga Wagga, and Adelaide and Port Lincoln.

From Reuters

On long bus tours, he entertained his colleagues with the character of Mrs. Norm Everage — born Edna May Beazley in Wagga Wagga, Australia, sometime in the 1930s — an ordinary housewife who had found sudden acclaim after winning a nationwide competition, the Lovely Mother Quest.

From New York Times

Along the Murrumbidgee River near the town of Wagga Wagga floods peaked on Friday at the highest level since 2010.

From Reuters

Authorities are urging residents to evacuate from parts of the New South Wales regional towns of Wagga Wagga, Gunnedah, and Forbes, collectively home to roughly 90,000.

From Reuters

Across the state border, more than 60 warnings are in place in New South Wales, including for the towns of Forbes and Wagga Wagga.

From Reuters