sheep station
(Australia, New Zealand) A very large sheep farm, usually situated in the back country.
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(Australia, New Zealand) A very large sheep farm, usually situated in the back country.
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(Australia) A large farm in Australia, (the equivalent of ranch), usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle, and run by a grazier. In most cases the stations are in a rangeland context on pastoral leases. Many are larger than small countries.
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