Nullarbor Plain

[ nuhl-er-bawr, nuhl-ahr-ber ]
/ ˈnʌl ərˌbɔr, nʌlˈɑr bər /

noun

a treeless, semiarid area of S Australia, contiguous to the Great Australian Bight.

Origin of Nullarbor Plain

< Latin nullus ‘no, none’ + arbor ‘tree’

British Dictionary definitions for nullarbor plain

Nullarbor Plain
/ (ˈnʌləˌbɔː) /

noun

a vast low plateau of S Australia: extends north from the Great Australian Bight to the Great Victoria Desert; has no surface water or trees. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)