outback

[out-bak, out-bak]

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter),  Usually the outback the back country or remote settlements; the bush.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or located in the back country.

   outback settlements.

adverb

1. in or to the back country.

   They moved outback many years ago.

outback

/ ˈaʊtˌbæk /

noun

1. 1. the remote bush country of Australia

   2. ( as modifier )

      outback life

Word History and Origins

Origin of outback¹

First recorded in 1875–80; out + back ²

Example Sentences

But a female friend persuaded him to take the part - which saw his character journey across the outback with two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce.

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A backpacker who survived nearly two weeks lost in Western Australia's outback has said she is "simply beyond grateful to have survived".

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She was falsely convicted of murder after her infant daughter Azaria was taken from an outback campsite by a dingo.

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A backpacker survived nearly two weeks lost in Western Australia's outback by drinking from puddles and sleeping in a cave, police have said.

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Faith is just one part of a hinterland as wide as the outback.

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