Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
bombora
Also: bommie
A large breaking wave over a submerged offshore reef or rock; also the reef or rock that causes it.
In a sentence
The swell was breaking hard over the bombora beyond the headland.
Where it came from
Bombora probably comes from the Aboriginal Sydney Language and may first have named a current near Dobroyd Head. It was recorded in 1871 and is especially established in New South Wales surfing and fishing.
- First recorded
- 1871
- Initial era
- 1850–1899
- Where used
- Australia; historically and especially New South Wales; common in surfing and fishing