Dead Heart

British  

noun

1. the remote interior of Australia

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Etymology

Origin of Dead Heart

C20: from the title The Dead Heart of Australia (1906) by J. W. Gregory (1864–1932), British geologist

Example Sentences

There were terrible strikes all over England when we were playing "The Dead Heart."

From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Terry, Ellen

The first part that he played at the Lyceum, Arthur St. Valery in "The Dead Heart," was good, and he went on steadily improving.

From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Terry, Ellen

Judging by the "Dead Heart of Australia"—a book which gave me a nightmare from which I shall never recover—I should say that a varnished hop-pole would be an artistic godsend out there.

From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman

Have you ever been present at a performance of The Dead Heart?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 by Various

During this engagement, Pauncefort played in addition to his previous repertory "The Dead Heart," "Man with the Iron Mask," "Lavater," and "Arrah Na Pogue."

From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.