backblocks

[ bak-bloks ]

noun(used with a plural verb)Australian.

the outback: They live in the backblocks.

Origin of backblocks

First recorded in 1870–75; back¹ + block + -s³

Words Nearby backblocks

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How to use backblocks in a sentence

In this article the paper spoke of backblocks bushmen under the generic soubriquet of Billjim.
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They come down from the backblocks with perhaps a hundred pounds to spend on a week of blissful unconsciousness.
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You'll be jolly glad to get rid of me and be off with the uncle into the backblocks.
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British Dictionary definitions for backblocks

backblocks

/ (ˈbækˌblɒks) /

pl n

Australian and NZ bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities

Derived forms of backblocks

backblock, adjective
backblocker, noun

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