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Woomera meaning

A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.

Using Woomera

  • The main meaning on this page is: A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.
  • In the example corpus, woomera often appears in combinations such as: woomera was, the woomera.

Context around Woomera

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

throwing 1× prohibited 1×

Sentence patterns with Woomera

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be a woomera throwing stick 1× in the woomera prohibited area 1× woomera was able 1× woomera was declared 1× working in woomera to prepare 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dozens of jaxa 1× since then marree 1× the capsule briefly 1× woomera was able 1× woomera was declared 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the british 1× hand got there 1× proposed target depths 1× sample s return 1× woomera prohibited area 1×

Words around Woomera

Just before it in the word index:

wooly 13 woolworths 141 woolworth 19 woolwine 2 woolwich 67 woolverton 3

Just after it in the word index:

woon 7 woong 3 woonona 12 woonsocket 8 wooplus 3 woori 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aaronic 8

Corpus analysis for Woomera

  • In this selection, "woomera" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, throwing and prohibited stand out and add context to how "woomera" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be a woomera throwing stick and in the woomera prohibited area. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "woomera" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with woomera

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dozens of Jaxa staff have been working in Woomera to prepare for the sample's return. (16 words)

Woomera was able to complete the program in less than four weeks, with all drillholes reaching proposed target depths. (19 words)

The capsule briefly turned into a fireball and streaked across the sky as it returned to the Earth’s atmosphere, before landing in the Woomera prohibited area. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Woomera was declared a prohibited area in 1947 after the establishment of a long-range weapons testing facility and became a global focal point for space activity from 1957 when the first research rocket Skylark was launched by the British. (40 words)

Since then Marree Man has attracted international attention with many unsuccessfully seeking to find out how the mysterious hunter with what appears to be a woomera (throwing stick) or a boomerang in his hand, got there. (36 words)

The capsule briefly turned into a fireball and streaked across the sky as it returned to the Earth’s atmosphere, before landing in the Woomera prohibited area. (27 words)

Example sentences (5)

Woomera was able to complete the program in less than four weeks, with all drillholes reaching proposed target depths.

Dozens of Jaxa staff have been working in Woomera to prepare for the sample's return.

Since then Marree Man has attracted international attention with many unsuccessfully seeking to find out how the mysterious hunter with what appears to be a woomera (throwing stick) or a boomerang in his hand, got there.

The capsule briefly turned into a fireball and streaked across the sky as it returned to the Earth’s atmosphere, before landing in the Woomera prohibited area.

Woomera was declared a prohibited area in 1947 after the establishment of a long-range weapons testing facility and became a global focal point for space activity from 1957 when the first research rocket Skylark was launched by the British.

Common combinations with woomera

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "woomera" in a sentence?
An example: "Woomera was able to complete the program in less than four weeks, with all drillholes reaching proposed target depths." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "woomera" from authentic English texts.
What does "woomera" mean?
Woomera means: A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.
How many example sentences with "woomera" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "woomera", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.