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单词 outback
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outback

noun

out·​back ˈau̇t-ˈbak How to pronounce outback (audio)
-ˌbak
: isolated rural country especially of Australia

Synonyms

  • backcountry
  • backland(s)
  • backwater
  • backwoods
  • bush
  • frontier
  • hinterland
  • outlands
  • up-country
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Example Sentences

people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient
Recent Examples on the Web The Tasmanian tiger could start roaming the outback again. Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 Campers Australians Emma and Nick Thomson grew up camping in the outback. Berne Broudy, Outside Online, 18 May 2015 Japan's Hayabusa2 space mission dropped samples from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth in the Australian outback in December 2020. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022 The paper, published in the Proceedings of the Japan Academy, is among the first analyses of the asteroid dust and pebbles that were carried by the Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 and dropped off in the Australian outback in December 2020. Peter Landers, WSJ, 10 June 2022 In December 2020, Hayabusa2 flew past Earth again, dropping off a small capsule containing the bits of Ryugu in the Australian outback. New York Times, 9 June 2022 Ekelund consults with German Romantics, ambles the prized footpaths of his childhood, reflects on the transcendent song lines of nomads in the Australian outback, and explores the ragged world of thru-hiking. Reid Singer, Outside Online, 26 May 2020 The cast is assembled in Broken Hill, which is in the outback in Australia. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022 The troupes criss-crossed the outback, boasted a carnival-like atmosphere and were places where Indigenous fighters could become heroes. Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

outback

noun

as in bush
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bush
  • countryside
  • backwoods
  • hinterland
  • frontier
  • backcountry
  • country
  • backwater
  • outlands
  • up-country
  • boondocks
  • backland(s)
  • boonies
  • (the) back of beyond
  • sticks
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