[bil-uh-bawng, -bong] 
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | a creek bed holding water only in the rainy season; a dried-up watercourse. |
| 3. | a stagnant backwater or slough formed by receding floodwater. |
| bil·la·bong (bĭl'ə-bông', -bŏng') n. Australian
[Wiradhuri (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) bilabaŋ, watercourse filled only after rain.] |