noun Australian.
- a branch of a river flowing away from the main stream but leading to no other body of water; a blind or dead-end channel.
- a creek bed holding water only in the rainy season; a dried-up watercourse.
- a stagnant backwater or slough formed by receding floodwater.
noun Australian
- a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool
- a branch of a river running to a dead end
Australian, “backwater, stagnant pool,” 1865, from Billibang, Aboriginal name of Bell River, from billa “water” + bang, of uncertain meaning.