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TORRES STRAIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Torres Strait mean?
• TORRES STRAIT (noun)
The noun TORRES STRAIT has 1 sense:
1. a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea
Familiarity information: TORRES STRAIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)
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