outback
To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia.
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Drilbur is performing in the Australian Outback to become a sushi chef.
Don’t have a read on neighborhood dog breed rankings, but I can say with confidence that I live in the land of the Subaru Outback.
I don't need the off road capabilities, but high clearance is really helpful if we get a lot of snow. I loved that feature of my Subaru Outback. The low clearance of the Tesla always made me nervous in snow.
Disclosure: I drive a Subaru Outback.
Metagross has wandered into the Australian Outback to take the ultimate nap.
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Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas.
“Metagross has wandered into the Australian Outback to take the ultimate nap.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.
1951 June, W. J. Banks, Flying Doctors of the Outback, The Rotarian, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=BEYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22outback%22|%22outbacks%22+-intitle:%22outback%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6yrKT8-GFcyhiAe69e26Bg&r…
“Drilbur is performing in the Australian Outback to become a sushi chef.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Don’t have a read on neighborhood dog breed rankings, but I can say with confidence that I live in the land of the Subaru Outback.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I don't need the off road capabilities, but high clearance is really helpful if we get a lot of snow. I loved that feature of my Subaru Outback. The low clearance of the Tesla always made me nervous in snow.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Disclosure: I drive a Subaru Outback.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Eh some SUV's are better at gas millage than others and its not like sedans are much better. Plus SUV is a rather broad term for a wide class of vehicles, I mean my sister drives a Subaru outback and that thing has wonderful gas millage and is not say a hummer or whatever.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia.
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