punchbowl means A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
punchbowl is pronounced /ˈpʌnt͡ʃˌboʊl/.
Etymology
From punch bowl. From being a bowl-shaped valley.
* (New South Wales): The suburb of Punchbowl is 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.
name
- A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A valley in Belfield, Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney.
- A neighbourhood of Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
- A valley in Yanggu, Gangwon Province, South Korea.“Last week, on the front north of the Punchbowl, a whole battalion of marines—nearly 1,000 men—was moved to a mountainous front-line sector by helicopter, in the largest operation of its kind to date.”
noun
- A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).