boomerang

1. Any of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning boomerang).

2. A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

   Bumerang

   бумера́нгbumeráng

   бумера́нгbumeránh

3. A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.

4. A boomerang kick.

5. A device for changing the color of a followspot.

6. The early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.

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7. A cocktail made with rye whiskey and Swedish punsch.

1. Where's my boomerang?

   Де мій бумеранг? — deniko

   ruГде мой бумеранг? — odexed

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2. Tom threw the boomerang, but it didn't come back.

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3. I think I'll buy Tom a boomerang.

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4. I think I'll buy a boomerang for Tom.

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5. The boomerang hurtled whistling through the air.

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