belah

[ bee-luh ]

/ ˈbi lə /

beefwood.

Origin of belah

First recorded in 1860–65, belah is from the Wiradjuri word bilārr

This village is known as Deir el Belah, or, more frequently, merely as Belah.

With the British Army in The Holy Land |Henry Osmond Lock
Opinions differ as to the wisdom of delivering the attack at all until the railway had been brought as far as Belah.

With Our Army in Palestine |Antony Bluett
The importance of Ludd far eclipsed the quondam glory of Belah, and came nearer to rivalling that of Kantara.

With the British Army in The Holy Land |Henry Osmond Lock
Preparations had also to be made and the necessary material accumulated to push forward the lines from Deir el Belah and Shellal.

World's War Events, Vol. II |Various

On April 1st, orders were received that the Brigade would move, the next day, back to the area previously occupied at Belah!

Through Palestine with the 20th Machine Gun Squadron |Unknown

belah

/ (ˈbiːlɑː) /

an Australian casuarina tree, Casuarina glauca, yielding a useful timber