bombora
(Australia) A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore.
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(Australia) A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore.
The superior local knowledge of the Easter Island boatmen was a distracting influence, but on the way in I had decided to anchor on the sandy patch close under the bombora.
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