Botany Bay

noun

a bay on the SE coast of Australia, near Sydney: site of early British penal colony.

Botany Bay

an inlet of the Tasman Sea, on the SE coast of Australia: surrounded by the suburbs of Sydney
(in the 19th century) a British penal settlement that was in fact at Port Jackson, New South Wales

Three men were sentenced to grow potatoes at Botany Bay the rest of their lives.

From the misery of the hulks he was removed on the 15th of June 1810, for the second time, to Botany Bay.

During the seven days we were in Botany Bay the weather was generally fine, and very warm.

The colony for Botany Bay will be much indebted to you for your assistance in providing a chaplain.

It was said that a very large river fell into the sea south of Botany Bay, and they went out to search for its mouth.

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