woomera

[ woom-er-uh ]

noun

1. a notched stick used by Australian Aboriginal peoples to propel spears or darts.

woomera

¹

/ ˈwʊmərə /

noun

1. a type of notched stick used by native Australians to increase leverage and propulsion in the throwing of a spear

Woomera

²

/ ˈwʊmərə /

noun

1. a town in South Australia: site of the Long Range Weapons Establishment. Pop: 602 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of woomera¹

First recorded in 1810–20, woomera is from the Dharuk word wu-ma-ra

Word History and Origins

Origin of woomera¹

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

Until now, the only British satellite-bearing rocket was launched from Woomera in Australia in 1971.

From New York Times

The launch site then was a military rocket range near Woomera in South Australia state.

From Washington Times

The launch site then was a military rocket range near Woomera in South Australia state.

From Seattle Times

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.

From BBC

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.

From Scientific American