A boomerang or throwing stick used by Australian Aboriginal people; also spelled 'boomerang.'
From Dharug (Australian Aboriginal language) 'bumarit' or similar words meaning a curved throwing stick. English absorbed the word in the 19th century.
The boomerang isn't just a weapon—it's aerodynamic engineering so precise that NASA studied returning boomerangs to understand aircraft stability and spin mechanics.
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