Punchbowl

English

Etymology

From punch bowl. From being a bowl-shaped valley.

  • (New South Wales): From being a circular valley in Belfield. The suburb of Punchbowl is named named after the valley of Punch Bowl in neighbouring Belfield.
  • (Korea): Coined by United Nations forces during the Korean War, when they fought a battle there.

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Punchbowl

  1. A valley in Belfield, Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Synonyms: Punch Bowl, Punch Bowl Valley, Punchbowl Valley
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney
  3. A neighbourhood of Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
  4. Ellipsis of Punchbowl Crater.; A volcano in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
  5. A valley in Yanggu, Gangwon, South Korea
    Synonym: Haean Basin

Descendants

  • Korean: 펀치볼 (peonchibol)

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