boomerang
Kelime Anlamı :
1. ortaya atanın aleyhine dönen durum veya plan.
2. aleyhe dönen durum.
3. aleyhe dönmek.
4. geri tepmek.
5. geri tepen plân.
6. Avustralya yerlilerince silah olarak kullanılan ve ileri doğru fırlatılınca geri gelen eğri bir değnek.
7. bumerang,v.geri tep: n.bumerang.
8. geri tep.
9. bumerang.
10. bumeranglar.
Tanımlar :
1.
A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.
2. A statement or course of action that backfires.
3. to have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.
2. A statement or course of action that backfires.
3. to have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A flat curved airfoil, that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, that was originally used in various parts of the world as hunting weapons or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
2. to return to the starting point.
3. to travel in a curved path.
4. to return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
2. to return to the starting point.
3. to travel in a curved path.
4. to return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of australia and in some parts of india. it is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. when thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A missile weapon of war and the chase, used by the aborigines of australia, consisting of a rather flat piece of hard wood bent or curved in its own plane, and from 16 inches to 2 feet long.
2. hence figuratively, any plan, measure, or project the consequences of which recoil upon the projector, and are therefore the opposite of those intended or expected.
2. hence figuratively, any plan, measure, or project the consequences of which recoil upon the projector, and are therefore the opposite of those intended or expected.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia