homeward bounder (English, noun)
expansion: homeward bounder (plural homeward bounders)
Senses:
glosses: A vessel making a return trip to its home port or home country.
glosses: A person making a return trip to their home country.
glosses: A roughly executed stitch used when repairing articles of clothing on a vessel nearing the end of a long voyage.
glosses: A goldmine which is highly productive, making the owners rich enough to abandon mining and return to their home country.
tags: Australia
obsolete
Forms:
form: homeward bounders
tags: plural
form: homeward-bounder
tags: alternative