backblock

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Synonyms: backlock, blacklock, cockblock, bad block, jack block, backblocks, rack block

Antonyms: backlock, blacklock, cockblock, bad block, jack block, backblocks, rack block

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Australia|New Zealand|usually|in the plural}} A remote tract of land in the [[interior]]; hence {{i|in plural}} sparsely populated [[country]] far from major [[city|cities]] and lacking conveniences common in [[urban]] areas. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|Australia|informal|[[hyperbole#Noun|hyperbolic]]|usually|in the plural}} The most [[distal#Adjective|distally]] [[outlying]] [[suburb]] among a set of [[suburb]]s.
3. [[Land]] behind which [[front]]s on [[water]]; [[land]] without a [[permanent]] [[watercourse]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

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