backblock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A remote tract of land in the interior; hence (in plural) sparsely populated country far from major cities and lacking conveniences common in urban areas.
The most distally outlying suburb among a set of suburbs.
Land behind which fronts on water; land without a permanent watercourse.

EN-AU ck1 backblock.ogg

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From back + block.

backcountry wop-wops boondock upcountry interior hinterland

landlocked

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