beyond the black stump

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Определение beyond the black stump в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

extremely remote, outside the populated area, in the middle of nowhere. Typically used in Australia to refer to Outback areas

Расстановка переносов

be·yond the black stump

Турецкое произношение

bîônd dhi bläk stʌmp

Синонимы

back o' bourke, back of beyond, woop woop

Произношение

/bəˈônd ᴛʜē ˈblak ˈstəmp/ /bɪˈɔːnd ðiː ˈblæk ˈstʌmp/

Этимология

() Origin and development contested; see Wikipedia discussion. Attested 20th century, possibly developed in 19th century. Either from the general use of fire-blackened tree-stumps in directions, or from a particular such black stump – there are vying claims.