outback

noun

out·​back ˈau̇t-ˈbak How to pronounce outback (audio)
-ˌbak
: isolated rural country especially of Australia

Examples of outback in a Sentence

people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient
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While locations like a solar panel farm in the Australian outback fit the bill for near-future ground war, the result mostly feels sterile, amounting to a bunch of empty pathways bathed in stark daylight. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025 The blood-pumping thriller starts with a man and his young son arriving at a rave in the Moroccan outback looking for their daughter/sister. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025 As night settled across the Australian outback, a rare bird emerged from its hiding place and moved across the ground. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 Brothers Nathan and Bub Bright meet for the first time in months at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback. Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outback

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outback was in 1893

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“Outback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outback. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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