outback

noun

out·back ˈau̇t-ˈbak

-ˌbak

Synonyms of outback next

: 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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True to its name, this extraordinary conflict saw armed soldiers pitted against emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae), large flightless birds native to the Australian outback. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 Watch on Hulu The Royal Hotel Ozark star Julia Garner reunites with director Kitty Green (The Assistant) for this taut psychological thriller in which BFFs Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) decide to backpack their way through the Australian outback. —

Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2024 When the idea was initially conceived, under a full moon in Australia’s outback, the pair had planned to meet and get married in the middle. —

Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024 The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback. —

Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outback