/bil"euh bawng', -bong'/ , n. Australian.
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.
[ 1830-40; bilaban creek that runs only during the rainy season, equiv. to bila river + ban poss. suffix ]