Nullarbor Plain

[ nuhl-er-bawr, nuhl-ahr-ber ]

/ ˈnʌl ərˌbɔr, nʌlˈɑr bər /

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noun

a treeless, semiarid area of southern Australia, contiguous to the Great Australian Bight.

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Origin of Nullarbor Plain

From Latin nullus “no, none” + arbor “tree”

Words nearby Nullarbor Plain

NUL, null, nullah, null and void, nulla-nulla, Nullarbor Plain, null cell, null character, null hypothesis, nulli-, nullification

How to use Nullarbor Plain in a sentence

Yet, much like the fate that fell the first season, ratings just plain weren't good.
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Thanks to the Atlanta case, they can now see another in plain sight.
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Because holy hell was that bland, unfunny, uncomfortable, and just plain confusing.
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It is already well known that there are oilrigs disguised in plain sight all over the city.
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A report by the Cleveland Plain Dealer describes balloons being released into the night sky.
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But what a magnificent plain is this we are entering upon: it is of immense extent.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
There are many more good dwellings on this plain than in the rural portion of Lower Italy.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Here there is no question of emergency, or enemy pressure, or of haste; so much we see plain enough with our own eyes.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for Nullarbor Plain

Nullarbor Plain

/ (ˈnʌləˌbɔː) /

noun

a vast low plateau of S Australia: extends north from the Great Australian Bight to the Great Victoria Desert; has no surface water or trees. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)

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