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- DictionaryBoo·mer·ang/ˈbo͞oməˌraNG/
noun
- 1. a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginal people as a hunting weapon.
verb
- 1. (of a plan or action) return to the originator, often with negative consequences: "misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a carmaker"
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The meaning of BOOMERANG is a bent or angular throwing club typically flat on one side and rounded on the other so that it soars or curves in flight; especially : one designed to return near the thrower.
BOOMERANG definition: 1. a curved stick that, when thrown in a particular way, comes back to the person who threw it 2…. Learn more.
Boomerang definition: a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by Australian Aboriginal peoples as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower. See examples of BOOMERANG used in a sentence.
A boomerang ( / ˈbuːməræŋ /) is a thrown tool typically constructed with airfoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight.
To boomerang is to bounce back to a previous position like a boomerang. This word comes whirling to us from an Australian language (Dharuk). The primary meaning is the curved stick that returns to its owner after being thrown. Not just anyone can make a boomerang return: it takes practice and skill.
Check pronunciation: boomerang. Definition of boomerang noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1 boomerang. /ˈbuːməˌræŋ/. noun. plural boomerangs. Britannica Dictionary definition of BOOMERANG. [count] : a curved, flat, wooden tool that can be thrown in such a way that it returns to the thrower. Boomerangs were invented in Australia thousands of years ago and were originally used for hunting.
