outback
Remote inland Australia
Outback refers to remote, sparsely populated rural areas, especially the arid interior regions of Australia.
The term evokes vast, dry landscapes far from cities and coastal settlements: They drove for days through the outback.
By extension, any isolated backcountry can be called outback: the Nevada outback. (Capitalized Outback often refers specifically to Australia's interior or the restaurant chain.)
Unable to produce
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- aridDevoid of water
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
lifeless · parched · empty · godforsaken · harsh · unforgiving · sunbaked · drought
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- desertTo leave behind completely
- dry riverbedChannel without current water
salt flat · gorge · escarpment · mesa · mallee · claypan · waterhole · creek bed
Separated from others
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- distantFar away or aloof
- secludedSet apart, private
sparse · far-flung · unreachable · outlying · disconnected · scattered · lonely · cut-off
Early explorer or settler
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
trailblazer · prospector · gold rush · bushman · outpost · squatter · drover · overlander
barren
Unable to produce
inhospitable · lifeless · parched · empty · godforsaken · harsh · unforgiving · sunbaked · drought · dusty
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
dry riverbed · salt flat · gorge · escarpment · mesa · mallee · claypan · waterhole · creek bed · range
isolated
Separated from others
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- distantFar away or aloof
secluded · sparse · far-flung · unreachable · outlying · disconnected · scattered · lonely · cut-off · hinterland
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
explorer · trailblazer · prospector · gold rush · bushman · outpost · squatter · drover · overlander · trek
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
- outoutside, outdoor, outdoors, outsider, outward
- Outbackstation, red sand, cattle station, dust storm, stockman
- Australian busheucalyptus, bush, eucalypt, gum trees, bushland
- Australian landscapesbushland, bush, red desert, billabong, Kimberley
outbackcity
Large populated area
metropolis · urban area · downtown · city center · metropolitan area
outbackcoast
Land beside the ocean
coastline · coastal region · seaboard · littoral · shoreline
outbackaccessible
Able to be reached
central · connected · hub · transport hub · civilization