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PRONUNCIATION OF NULLARBOR PLAIN

Nullarbor Plain  [ˈnʌləˌbɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NULLARBOR PLAIN

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Nullarbor Plain is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NULLARBOR PLAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nullarbor Plain

Nullarbor Plain

The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single exposure of limestone bedrock, and occupies an area of about 200,000 square kilometres. At its widest point, it stretches about 1,100 kilometres from east to west across the border region between South Australia and Western Australia.

Definition of Nullarbor Plain in the English dictionary

The definition of Nullarbor Plain in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NULLARBOR PLAIN


chokebore
ˈtʃəʊkˌbɔː
counterbore
ˈkaʊntəˌbɔː
Doukhobor
ˈduːkəʊˌbɔː
drawbore
ˈdrɔːˌbɔː
Dukhobor
ˈduːkəʊˌbɔː
hellebore
ˈhɛlɪˌbɔː
maccabaw
ˈmækəˌbɔː
maccaboy
ˈmækəˌbɔː
rebore
ˈriːˌbɔː
smoothbore
ˈsmuːðˌbɔː
usquabae
ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː
usquebaugh
ˈʌskwɪˌbɔː
Zibo
ˈdzɪˌbɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NULLARBOR PLAIN

Nuits-Saint-Georges
NUJ
nuke
nuke the fridge
Nuku´alofa
Nukus

WORDS THAT END LIKE NULLARBOR PLAIN

blain
bromelain
chamberlain
Champlain
chaplain
chatelain
complain
explain
flood plain
lain
Lake Champlain
Lord Chamberlain
overlain
plain
porcelain
Salisbury Plain
slain
Staked Plain
underlain
villain

Synonyms and antonyms of Nullarbor Plain in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Nullarbor Plain» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

纳拉伯平原
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Nullarbor Plain
570 millions of speakers

English

Nullarbor Plain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Nullarbor सादा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نولاربور عادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Налларбор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Planície de Nullarbor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নললার বার্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plaine de Nullarbor
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nullarbor Plain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nullarbor Plain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナラボー平原
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

눌 라보 평원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nullarbor Plain
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng bằng Nullarbor
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நல்லர்போர் பிளேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Nullarbor Plain
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nullarbor Ovası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nullarbor Plain
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nullarbor Plain
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Налларбор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Nullarbor Plain
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Nullarbor Plain
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nullarbor Plain
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nullarbor Plain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nullarbor Plain
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NULLARBOR PLAIN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Nullarbor Plain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NULLARBOR PLAIN»

Discover the use of Nullarbor Plain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nullarbor Plain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perspectives on Karst Geomorphology, Hydrology, and ...
John A. Webb Department of Earth Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia Julia M. James School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ABSTRACT The Nullarbor Plain of southeastern ...
Russell S. Harmon, Carol M. Wicks, Derek C. Ford, 2006
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The Geology of Australia
nullarbor Plain The Nullarbor Plain is a flat, grassy plain formed mainly of limestone, with some sandstones closer to the older bedrocks in the west and north. An upper plateau covers most of the plain, and the lower Roe Plain borders the ...
David Johnson, 2009
3
The Nullarbor Plain: A History
In this book the author "examines, in a readable format, all aspects of that vast area bordering the Great Australian Bight which separates the eastern states from Western Australia.
Neville C. Collins, 2008
4
Beneath the Surface: A Natural History of Australian Caves
GROUNDWATER The Nullarbor Plain lacks surface water, but contains substantial quantities of groundwater. The watertable slopes very gently toward the coast; in the north it is only 30-45 metres below the surface, but close to the coastal ...
Elery Hamilton-Smith, Brian Finlayson, 2003
5
Australian Landforms
The Nullarbor Plain of Western Australia and South Australia (Fig. 12.10) is, strictly speaking, only part of the karst plain known as the Bunda Plateau, or to some as the Bunda High Plain (for though bounded on the south by a scarp or cliff, ...
C. R. Twidale, E. M. Campbell, 2005
6
Nullarbor Plain: Ernest Giles, Nullarbor Plain, Nullarbor ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
7
Geography of South Australi: Nullarbor Plain, Heysen Trail, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
8
Carbonate Geochemistry: Reactions and Processes in Aquifers ...
5); major Figure 3. Aerial photograph of the Nullarbor Plain showing steep coastal sea-cliffs adjacent to the Great Australian Bight. Figure 4. Eocene to Pleistocene regional stratigraphy of the Nullarbor Plain dissolution extended down into the ...
Annette Summers Engel, Scott Engel, Paul Moore, 2011
9
The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012
It is known only from subfossil material, but is considered to have been extant at European settlement, e.g. Baynes (1987 as 'unnamed potoroid') placed it in the modern mammal fauna of the Nullarbor Plain. It has never been reported alive ...
Andrew Burbidge, John Woinarski, Peter Harrison, 2014
10
The Nullarbor Kid: Stories from my trucking life
3. No. Tree. Plain. The Latin words null and arbor translate to 'no tree'. The Nullarbor Plain, or No Tree Plain, is the vast desert area of thousands of square miles on the central south coast of Australia west of Adelaide.The plain actually is  ...
Ray Gilleland, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NULLARBOR PLAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nullarbor Plain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police seize more than 40kg of cannabis at Eucla
Police conducting a routine traffic stop near the Western Australian town of Eucla on the Nullarbor Plain have seized cannabis worth ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Flying HQ clocks up 24th rally
This year's rally was a 4,500km effort across the Nullarbor Plain from Mandurah to Bendigo. “It was a long drive over there to start with,” Graham ... «Great Lakes Advocate, Jul 15»
3
West Coast coach Adam Simpson teaches Eagles to earn the plaudits
Throw in Hickmott and you have more than half a coaching panel hailing from the other side of the Nullarbor Plain. Simpson is only the second ... «The Age, Jul 15»
4
Let Helta Skelta's Power Pop Anthem "55MM" Hit You Like a Shot …
Jon Worpole: I think we wanted the record to have an Australian feel to it, hence the artwork depicting the Nullarbor Plain. I haven't heard of that ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
5
Mitchell Johnson is toiling but England should still be wary of his …
It's a good job Mitchell Johnson isn't the paranoid type. He turns up in Cardiff to find a pitch showing fewer signs of life than the Nullarbor Plain, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
All aboard Australia's Ghan
The four-day route takes in the world's longest straight stretch of track – nearly 300 miles –across the fiery Nullarbor Plain, with a stop in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Australia's largest woodlands 'will not be protected if it prevents mining'
The woodlands cover 16m hectares (39m acres) from Kalgoorlie, 600km east of Perth, to Esperance and the Nullarbor Plain. They're home to ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
8
7 classic drives to rekindle your love of the open road
With a single straight stretching for 90 miles, the Eyre Highway links Western Australia and South Australia via the Nullarbor Plain. The full road ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
Maphead: Ken Jennings on Where to Find the World's Largest Coca …
In 1965, workers constructing the Eyre Highway across Nullarbor Plain in Western Australia used some spare concrete to draw a two-mile-long ... «Condé Nast Traveler, Jun 15»
10
App helps you find the best speak-easy and laneway bars
DRIVING across the vast Nullarbor Plain is one of the world's greatest road trips but not particularly smartphone-friendly due to the intermittent ... «Courier Mail, Jun 15»

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