Advertisement

Advertisement

Nullarbor Plain

[ nuhl-er-bawr, nuhl-ahr-ber ]

noun

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


Nullarbor Plain

/ ˈnʌləˌbɔː /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nullarbor Plain1

From Latin nullus “no, none” + arbor “tree”

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


nulla-nullanull character