Definition of outback
: isolated rural country especially of Australia
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Examples of outback in a Sentence
people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient
Recent Examples of outback from the Web
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An enormous crocodile that had long eluded authorities in Australia's northern outback has finally been captured, officials said Tuesday.
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Australian Outback Marathon The course is mostly flat—this is the outback after all—with a few sandy dunes to climb, offering a direct line of sight to Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the Kata Tjuta (the Olgas).
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Experience lush green rainforests and sparkling turquoise waters complimented by luxurious island resorts and remote outback stations.
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The return sample capsule, which landed in the Australian outback in June 2010, carried 1500 particles of asteroid dust, despite glitches with the sample collection mechanism.
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His relatives knew Garcia was there that night and rushed to the property, zooming up Okeechobee into the desolate outback.
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The narrative on the walls of your tent tells the story of the discoveries made by an early outback pioneer.
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With the help of DP Li Jinyang, Zhang evokes the eerie serenity of China’s provincial outback through extended sequence shots of the characters' trek across the wilderness.
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Coober Pedy is located, for the most part, underneath the outback sandstone.
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First Known Use of outback
1893
outback Synonyms
Synonyms
backcountry, backland(s), backwater, backwoods, bush, frontier, hinterland, up-country;
Related Words
boonies [slang], boondocks, country, countryside, sticks;
Phrases
(the) back of beyond;
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