outback
pronunciation
How to pronounce outback in British English:
UK [ˈaʊtbæk]
How to pronounce outback in American English:
US [ˌaʊtˈbæk]
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- Noun:
- the bush country of the interior of Australia
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- Adjective:
- inaccessible and sparsely populated
Word Origin
- outback (n.)
- "back-country, interior regions of Australia," 1907, Australian English, originally an adverb, "out in the back settlements" (1878), from out + back (adv.).
Example
- 1. Uluru , the large red rock in the australian outback , is a sacred site for aboriginal people .
- 2. In one television commercial , the hurdler chases a kangaroo across the australian outback .
- 3. Previous mining booms took place in outback regions far away from most australians . The csg boom is different .
- 4. Jumping 16 hours ahead , travelers flying from texas cowboy country to the australian outback will probably experience some jet lag .
- 5. George never made his fortune on the goldfields . He ended up farming , not very successfully , in the harsh conditions of the outback .