Uluru

American  

[oo-loo-roo, oo-loo-roo, oo-loo-roo] / ˌu luˈru, ˌuˈlu ru, ˈu luˌru /

noun

1. a large, isolated mass of red rock in central Australia, in southwestern Northern Territory: a sacred site for the Anangu people indigenous to the region, and a popular tourist attraction. 1,142 feet (348 meters) high.

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Uluru British  

/ ˌuːləˈruː /

noun

1. Also called: Ayers Rock.  a large isolated desert rock, sometimes described as the world's largest monolith, in the Northern Territory of Australia: sacred to local Aboriginal people. Height: 330m (1100 ft). Base circumference: 9 km (5.6 miles)

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Example Sentences

Hop off the train at various points, like for lunch by the monolithic Uluru, or to take a quick helicopter ride above the 36 red-rock domes of Kata Tjuta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

In 2017, Australia made international headlines when it banned people from ascending Uluru, the iconic monolith in Australia’s Red Center that’s also one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

The Voice to Parliament was proposed in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, a 2017 document crafted by Indigenous leaders that set out a roadmap for reconciliation with wider Australia.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2023

It was recommended by a historic document in 2017 called the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

Along the Hume Hwy. east of Eden, a concrete Mountain Ash dubbed Yggdrasil boasts a wide-screen computer enhanced vista: an arrow-straight monorail running from Uluru clean through the Olgas.

From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen