Uluru

American  

[oo-loo-roo, oo-loo-roo, oo-loo-roo] / ˌu luˈru, ˌuˈlu ru, ˈu luˌru /

noun

1. a large, isolated mass of red rock in central Australia, in southwestern Northern Territory: a sacred site for the Anangu people indigenous to the region, and a popular tourist attraction. 1,142 feet (348 meters) high.

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Uluru British  

/ ˌuːləˈruː /

noun

1. Also called: Ayers Rock.  a large isolated desert rock, sometimes described as the world's largest monolith, in the Northern Territory of Australia: sacred to local Aboriginal people. Height: 330m (1100 ft). Base circumference: 9 km (5.6 miles)

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Example Sentences

Hop off the train at various points, like for lunch by the monolithic Uluru, or to take a quick helicopter ride above the 36 red-rock domes of Kata Tjuta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Allira Davis, co-chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue, said she respected the late Queen, even describing her as “beautiful”.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

In 2017, Australia made international headlines when it banned people from ascending Uluru, the iconic monolith in Australia’s Red Center that’s also one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was at Uluru, which is an Indigenous sacred site also known as Ayers Rock, to welcome the 61-year-old runner’s arrival.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023

Solidly based as the fist-backed rock of Uluru.

From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen