cooee
Australian distance shout
Cooee is a loud, high-pitched call used to attract attention over distance, originally from Australian Aboriginal languages.
The sound carries far in open country: We could hear them cooee-ing from across the valley.
In Australian and New Zealand English, within cooee means within earshot or, by extension, anywhere close: There wasn't a pub within cooee of the place.
Remote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- AussieInformal term for Australian
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
- stockmanLivestock raiser or tender
drover · jackaroo · swagman · billabong · station · muster · walkabout · mateship
Audible proximity zone
not far · reachable · stone's throw · spitting distance · within reach · close enough
Position in space
- lostUnable to navigate
- foundDiscovered or established
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- answerSolution to query
reply · acknowledgment · contact · communication · whereabouts · position · direction · guidance
shout
Loud vocal outburst
hoot · bellow · call out · summon · hail · beckon · alert · halloo · yoo-hoo · coo
outback
Remote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- AussieInformal term for Australian
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
stockman · drover · jackaroo · swagman · billabong · station · muster · walkabout · mateship · larrikin
earshot
Audible proximity zone
close by · not far · reachable · stone's throw · spitting distance · within reach · close enough
location
Position in space
answer · reply · acknowledgment · contact · communication · whereabouts · position · direction · guidance · wayfinding