outback

noun

out·back ˈau̇t-ˈbak

-ˌbak

Synonyms of outback next

: isolated rural country especially of Australia

Example Sentences

people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient

Recent Examples on the Web Intense, bold and fearless, this cologne is up for any challenge, whether that’s a trek through the outback or a keynote presentation. —

Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022 The Ghan, the legendary luxury train linking Adelaide to Darwin since 1929, offers a full-immersion into Australia’s wild outback. —

Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2022 The remains of the 6-meter (19 feet) tall juvenile long-necked plesiosaur, also known as an elasmosaur, were found by a trio of amateur fossil hunters on a cattle station in the western Queensland outback in August. —

Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022 Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers. —

Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022 This wild frontier, described by guides as the outback of Chile, is new to the tourism game. —

Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 18 June 2022 Dystopian futuristic action in the Australian outback is quite a ways, in all sorts of ways, from a tale of a djinn. —

Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 The Tasmanian tiger could start roaming the outback again. —

Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 Campers Australians Emma and Nick Thomson grew up camping in the outback. —

Berne Broudy, Outside Online, 18 May 2015 See More

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