Outback
noun
Remote and undeveloped areas, often wilderness or desert, in Australia.
She spent a summer working on a cattle station in the Australian outback.
Often appears as...
- australian outback
- outback town
noun
Outdoor in general, especially in a remote and wild place.
We're going outback this weekend to enjoy the wilderness.
Often appears as...
- camping in the outback
- hiking in the outback
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the remote and undeveloped areas of Australia.
They run an outback station in New South Wales.
Often appears as...
- outback adventure
- outback life
adverb
In or to a remote or undeveloped area, especially in Australia.
They decided to travel outback to take a break from city life.
Often appears as...
- live outback
- move outback
noun
Remote and undeveloped areas, often wilderness or desert, in Australia.
She spent a summer working on a cattle station in the Australian outback.
Often appears as...
- australian outback
- outback town
noun
Outdoor in general, especially in a remote and wild place.
We're going outback this weekend to enjoy the wilderness.
Often appears as...
- camping in the outback
- hiking in the outback
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the remote and undeveloped areas of Australia.
They run an outback station in New South Wales.
Often appears as...
- outback adventure
- outback life
adverb
In or to a remote or undeveloped area, especially in Australia.
They decided to travel outback to take a break from city life.
Often appears as...
- live outback
- move outback
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Australia-specific
Use 'outback' to describe regions unique to the Australian interior, not other countries.
The Outback is quintessentially Australian.
Pro Tip 2/3Rugged Terrain
Emphasizes tough landscape, so avoid using for gentle countryside.
Driving in the outback requires a sturdy vehicle.
Pro Tip 3/3Sparse Population
Refers to areas with few people, not bustling towns or cities.
The outback has communities, but they're spread out.
Pro Tip 1/3Australia-specific
Use 'outback' to describe regions unique to the Australian interior, not other countries.
The Outback is quintessentially Australian.
Pro Tip 2/3Rugged Terrain
Emphasizes tough landscape, so avoid using for gentle countryside.
Driving in the outback requires a sturdy vehicle.
Pro Tip 3/3Sparse Population
Refers to areas with few people, not bustling towns or cities.
The outback has communities, but they're spread out.
Pro Tip 1/3Australia-specific
Use 'outback' to describe regions unique to the Australian interior, not other countries.
The Outback is quintessentially Australian.
Pro Tip 2/3Rugged Terrain
Emphasizes tough landscape, so avoid using for gentle countryside.
Driving in the outback requires a sturdy vehicle.
Pro Tip 3/3Sparse Population
Refers to areas with few people, not bustling towns or cities.
The outback has communities, but they're spread out.
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Video examples
Alone Across the Outback...
and she's describing this fascinating idea of crossing the desert with camels and but you know, we don't want the headline 'National Geographic explorer dies in week two.' You know, in the outback, is she a nutcase, is she for real..." I said, "Well, she is very intense. I've seen her camels, I've seen her maps,
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Modern Lives, Ancient...
was a magical moment and i wanted to do this for the rest of my life tamara marino uses photography to share hidden stories including her powerful images of life underground her work has taken her to the utah desert the australian outback and andalusia spain all in the name of helping us imagine
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Geographic Bee 2010 - MN...
famous for the outback which is the deserts in the interior of the country I'd also like to see some of its wildlife including the koala koala the kangaroo and the platypus if I were put in charge of the earth for an entire day I'd actually have two top priorities not
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Why can't some birds...
living species of flightless birds. These earthbound avians live all over the world, from the Australian outback to the African savanna to Antarctic shores. They include some species of duck and all species of penguin, secretive swamp dwellers
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First Ascent of a Sky...
bruce's specialty is herpetology so reptiles and amphibians in his long career he sprinted after venomous snakes in the australian outback and has had life-threatening bites from diamondbacks in the u.s not once but twice
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Do we see reality as it...
The male of this species has a massive brain that he uses to hunt for cold beer. And when he finds one, he drains it, and sometimes throws the bottle into the outback.
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A Town Full of Twins PIPE...
nearly a thousand percent above the global average why is the rate of twinning here so much higher why here in this tiny town deep in the Brazilian outback
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The Life of a Photograph...
outback of Australia backstage at a Shinto festival in Hoggy Japan and a favorite portrait of mine enigmatic emotionally a young person deeply within
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Rescuing The Bilbies PIPE...
him at the outback hotel all right we made it we've made it one more day to go we met peter mccray
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Coober Pedy PIPE National...
beneath the hot skillet surface of the outback where the baked soil crumbles
Video examples
Alone Across the Outback...
and she's describing this fascinating idea of crossing the desert with camels and but you know, we don't want the headline 'National Geographic explorer dies in week two.' You know, in the outback, is she a nutcase, is she for real..." I said, "Well, she is very intense. I've seen her camels, I've seen her maps,
Video examples
Modern Lives, Ancient...
was a magical moment and i wanted to do this for the rest of my life tamara marino uses photography to share hidden stories including her powerful images of life underground her work has taken her to the utah desert the australian outback and andalusia spain all in the name of helping us imagine
Video examples
Geographic Bee 2010 - MN...
famous for the outback which is the deserts in the interior of the country I'd also like to see some of its wildlife including the koala koala the kangaroo and the platypus if I were put in charge of the earth for an entire day I'd actually have two top priorities not
Video examples
Why can't some birds...
living species of flightless birds. These earthbound avians live all over the world, from the Australian outback to the African savanna to Antarctic shores. They include some species of duck and all species of penguin, secretive swamp dwellers
Video examples
First Ascent of a Sky...
bruce's specialty is herpetology so reptiles and amphibians in his long career he sprinted after venomous snakes in the australian outback and has had life-threatening bites from diamondbacks in the u.s not once but twice
Video examples
Do we see reality as it...
The male of this species has a massive brain that he uses to hunt for cold beer. And when he finds one, he drains it, and sometimes throws the bottle into the outback.
Video examples
A Town Full of Twins PIPE...
nearly a thousand percent above the global average why is the rate of twinning here so much higher why here in this tiny town deep in the Brazilian outback
Video examples
The Life of a Photograph...
outback of Australia backstage at a Shinto festival in Hoggy Japan and a favorite portrait of mine enigmatic emotionally a young person deeply within
Video examples
Rescuing The Bilbies PIPE...
him at the outback hotel all right we made it we've made it one more day to go we met peter mccray
Video examples
Coober Pedy PIPE National...
beneath the hot skillet surface of the outback where the baked soil crumbles
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
John Curran
American Director
Tracks' is based on the book by Robyn Davidson who, in the mid-Seventies, decided to leave the city, go to the outback, learn to train camels and walk across the Australian desert to the ocean: a journey that is about two thousand miles and will take about six or seven months.
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Bindi Irwin
Australian Actress
I live in a town called Beerwah, right in the middle of Australia Zoo. It's not hustle and bustle and busy, so that's helpful. We travel all over the world, but I've always been able to come home and run around in the middle of the Australian outback.
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Ann Macbeth
English Author
Ten years ago I was not heavily involved in the film world but on reflection it was a boom time with the mineral boom happening, so there was immense growth for industrial training films, documentaries to do with the mining, and the outback world.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
I want people to throw on a hat, head out into the outback and see the real Australia. You can do it how you want - independently in a 4WD, camping under the stars, or being treated like a king in a luxury homestead or on a cruise.
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Hugh Jackman
Australian Actor
I had spent some time in the outback, but to meet Aboriginals and work with them was wonderful. It gave me a great appreciation of how tough life is and about the indomitable spirit that the Aboriginal people have always possessed.
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Lydia Millet
American Novelist
Trophy hunters are not Everyman. These world-traveling endangered-species shooters are a far cry from the hunters who spend weekends in the American outback near their suburban or rural homes.
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Louis Theroux
British Director
I am always drawn to things that feel different to what I would experience at home: things that offer a combination of unfamiliarity and a sort of bleak glamour. I think the outback has that.
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Helen Garner
Australian Novelist
I used to feel an obligation to invent things. I felt I was a failure because I didn't do massive great novels about Australia or the outback or something. I just don't feel that any more.
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Ophelia Lovibond
English Actress
I don't have any irrational fears. Obviously, if I was walking through the outback, and I saw a snake, I wouldn't go up and stroke it, but I wouldn't run screaming from it, either.
Quote examples
Louis Theroux
British Director
I would love to make a film in the outback or in Papua New Guinea, in Port Moresby. I know that it's not in Australia, but it's not too far.
Quote examples
John Curran
American Director
Tracks' is based on the book by Robyn Davidson who, in the mid-Seventies, decided to leave the city, go to the outback, learn to train camels and walk across the Australian desert to the ocean: a journey that is about two thousand miles and will take about six or seven months.
Quote examples
Bindi Irwin
Australian Actress
I live in a town called Beerwah, right in the middle of Australia Zoo. It's not hustle and bustle and busy, so that's helpful. We travel all over the world, but I've always been able to come home and run around in the middle of the Australian outback.
Quote examples
Ann Macbeth
English Author
Ten years ago I was not heavily involved in the film world but on reflection it was a boom time with the mineral boom happening, so there was immense growth for industrial training films, documentaries to do with the mining, and the outback world.
Quote examples
John Torode
Australian Chef
I want people to throw on a hat, head out into the outback and see the real Australia. You can do it how you want - independently in a 4WD, camping under the stars, or being treated like a king in a luxury homestead or on a cruise.
Quote examples
Hugh Jackman
Australian Actor
I had spent some time in the outback, but to meet Aboriginals and work with them was wonderful. It gave me a great appreciation of how tough life is and about the indomitable spirit that the Aboriginal people have always possessed.
Quote examples
Lydia Millet
American Novelist
Trophy hunters are not Everyman. These world-traveling endangered-species shooters are a far cry from the hunters who spend weekends in the American outback near their suburban or rural homes.
Quote examples
Louis Theroux
British Director
I am always drawn to things that feel different to what I would experience at home: things that offer a combination of unfamiliarity and a sort of bleak glamour. I think the outback has that.
Quote examples
Helen Garner
Australian Novelist
I used to feel an obligation to invent things. I felt I was a failure because I didn't do massive great novels about Australia or the outback or something. I just don't feel that any more.
Quote examples
Ophelia Lovibond
English Actress
I don't have any irrational fears. Obviously, if I was walking through the outback, and I saw a snake, I wouldn't go up and stroke it, but I wouldn't run screaming from it, either.
Quote examples
Louis Theroux
British Director
I would love to make a film in the outback or in Papua New Guinea, in Port Moresby. I know that it's not in Australia, but it's not too far.
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