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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOMBORA

From a native Australian language.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOMBORA

bombora  [bɒmˈbɔːrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOMBORA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bombora is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOMBORA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bombora

Bombora is an indigenous Australian term for an area of large sea waves breaking over a shallow area such as a submerged rock shelf, reef, or sand bank that is located some distance from the shoreline and beach surf break. In slang it is also called a bommie. As the wave passes over the shallow area its shape is raised and steepened, creating a localised wave formation. The size and shape of bombora waves makes them attractive to surfers willing to take the risk of riding what is generally considered a hazardous pursuit. These formations can pose a significant danger even in good weather as a bombora may not be identifiable because it may not always have breaking waves. The term Bombora was given wide circulation by the airing on ABC TV in 2009 of a documentary titled Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing, which received a nomination for the 2010 Logie Awards in Australia. The documentary explored historical dimensions of the relationship between surf culture and Australian cultural identity. Bombora was also the title of a popular music instrumental released in 1963 by Australian surf rock band The Atlantics.

Definition of bombora in the English dictionary

The definition of bombora in the dictionary is a submerged reef. Other definition of bombora is a turbulent area of sea over such a reef.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOMBORA


abhorrer
əˈbɔːrə
Andorra
ænˈdɔːrə
aura
ˈɔːrə
aurora
ɔːˈrɔːrə
bora
ˈbɔːrə
borer
ˈbɔːrə
corkborer
ˈkɔːkˌbɔːrə
Explorer
ɪkˈsplɔːrə
fedora
fɪˈdɔːrə
flora
ˈflɔːrə
fora
ˈfɔːrə
hora
ˈhɔːrə
laura
ˈlɔːrə
mora
ˈmɔːrə
ora
ˈɔːrə
pandora
pænˈdɔːrə
rasbora
ræzˈbɔːrə
sora
ˈsɔːrə
stoneborer
ˈstəʊnˌbɔːrə
woodborer
ˈwʊdˌbɔːrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOMBORA

bomber pilot
Bomberg
bombesin
bombilate
bombilation
bombinate
bombination
bombing
bombing campaign
bombing mission
bombing run
bomblet
bombload
bombo
bombproof
bombshell
bombsight
bombycid
bombycoid
bombyx

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOMBORA

agora
anaphora
ancora
angora
Bora Bora
carbora
corpora
Diaspora
Ebora
grandiflora
Juiz de Fora
kora
ora et labora
plethora
senhora
signora
Sonora
Tambora
Theodora
Zamora

Synonyms and antonyms of bombora in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bombora» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOMBORA

Find out the translation of bombora to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bombora from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bombora» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bombora
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bombora
570 millions of speakers

English

bombora
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bombora
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bombora
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Bombora
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bombora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bombora
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bombora
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bombora
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bombora
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サンゴ暗礁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bombora
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bombora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bombora
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bombora
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोंबोरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bombora
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bombora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bombora
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Bombora
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bombora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Bombora
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bombora
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bombora
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bombora
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bombora

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOMBORA»

The term «bombora» is regularly used and occupies the 77.685 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOMBORA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bombora» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bombora» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bombora

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOMBORA»

Discover the use of bombora in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bombora and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bombora
As far as Hugh is concerned, this is as good as it gets: Nate completes their band of misfits perfectly, and the bond they develop through surfing seems strong.
Mal Peters, 2012
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Bombora
Intriguing, lyrical and deceptively simple, this book reveals the pleasures of love and the bitter wounds of losing within Bennett's Generation X.
Tegan Bennett, 1996
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Hunting the Dragon
Bombora Island was the primo place to find the ultimate wave. Better yet, he had a job as a surf-taxi wrangler, running boatloads of guests from the Bombora Surf Camp out to Bombora Reef, four miles offshore. At the reef he would anchor the ...
Peter Dixon, 2010
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The Dinkum Dictionary
bombora is much evidence for our use of 'bomb' for a car, there is, however, none for 'bomb' as cheap wine. So the connection is unproved. On the other hand, the link between watered-down punch and cheap wine seems quite logical.
Susan Butler, 2010
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Organized Crime and Corruption in Georgia
Reportedly, the robbers stole more than 200,000 GEL ($110,000).59 One of the members of this crime group, a thief-in-law nicknamed ''Bombora,'' returned from Russia to Georgia in 2004 and was arrested shortly thereafter. After eight ...
Louise Shelley, Erik R. Scott, Anthony Latta, 2007
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Fishing Guide to Sydney-Hawkesbury
The bay extends south from Cape Baily on the southern corner of the Kurnell Peninsula over to Jibbon Bombora which is located on the northern side of the Royal National Park. From here you travel west to the mouth of the Port Hacking River ...
Gary Brown, 2002
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Good News, Bad News: A Scout Davis Investigation 1
'For a Bombora 23, yes.' He hesitated and then asked, 'Why are you using the Bombora 23 in the article? There were plenty of other nifty yachts on the harbour in the eighties. Sydney was sailing mad with the America's Cup in September '83.
Maggie Groff, 2013
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Bombora (play): Programs and Related Material Collected by ...
Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions ...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, ...
We spent six weeks here and in the neighbourhood, and visited various places, among the rest Bombora or Lehna, the residence of Prince Michael Bey, chiefof the Abkassians. At Pizunda, the ancient Pitius, we saw the temple built by ...
10
Annual Register
We spent six weeks here and in the neighbourhood, and visited various places, among the rest Bombora or Lehna, the residence of Prince Michael Bey, chief of the Abkassians. At Pizunda, the ancient Pitius, we saw the temple built by ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOMBORA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bombora is used in the context of the following news items.
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Riding a wave of clean energy
... for wave energy plants in Australia, as evidenced by Bombora Wave ... Bombora's technology is a flexible membrane that sits on the sea floor ... «Business News, Jun 15»
2
Monster wave breaks surfer's leg
... the 18-metre whitewater blockbuster thundered down on him after a short ride at Gracetown surf break, Cowaramup Bombora, on Saturday. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
3
Bombora targets Indonesia
Australia's Bombora Wave Power has signed a technology evaluation agreement with hydropower developer Anoa Power of Indonesia. «reNews, Jun 15»
4
Lagoon's Cannibal delay spurring rumors, frustration
We helped them back with Laguna Beach and worked with other contractors on Bombora — it's been an excellent relationship," said Ray ... «Deseret News, Jun 15»
5
Benedict Andrews to call 'lights, camera, action'
Others include Glenn Murcutt Architect (Julia Overton and Catherine Hunter); Bombora Films will look at the history of Mambo in Mambo: Art ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
6
Lattice Picks Up $28M Series D To Further Its Predictive Analytics …
... Experian Experian, Profound Networks and Bombora all give Lattice access to their valuable data. While predictive analytics is undoubtedly ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
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Who will buy? This analytics software company prioritizes sales leads
... Profound Networks, and Bombora. Lattice's software has found a following among technology companies Amazon, Dell and Hewlett-Packard ... «Fortune, Jun 15»
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Daily Reads: How 'Entourage' Became a Cultural Punching Bag …
You do not want to miss out on this rad bombora, bro. 11. In all emergency situations, proceed directly to CalTech, the country's safest university ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»
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15 Tips for Surviving Disaster, According to The Rock's San Andreas
You do not want to miss out on this rad bombora, bro. 11. In all emergency situations, proceed directly to CalTech, the country's safest university ... «Esquire.com, Jun 15»
10
Apogee advisers nabbed by Bombora
Non-aligned dealer group Bombora Advice has poached two Victoria-based advice practices from NAB-owned Apogee Financial Planning's ... «ifa, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bombora [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bombora>. Apr 2024 ».
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