backblocks
[ bak-bloks ]
/ ˈbækˌblɒks /
noun (used with a plural verb) Australian.
the outback: They live in the backblocks.
Words nearby backblocks
backbar,
backbeat,
backbencher,
backbend,
backbite,
backblocks,
backboard,
backboard splint,
backbone,
backbreaker,
backbreaking
Example sentences from the Web for backblocks
In this article the paper spoke of backblocks bushmen under the generic soubriquet of Billjim.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls |VariousYou'll be jolly glad to get rid of me and be off with the uncle into the backblocks.
Captivity |M. Leonora EylesThey come down from the backblocks with perhaps a hundred pounds to spend on a week of blissful unconsciousness.
Captivity |M. Leonora Eyles
British Dictionary definitions for backblocks
backblocks
/ (ˈbækˌblɒks) /
pl n
Australian and NZ
bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities