Torres Strait
/ˈtɒɹɪs ˈstɹeɪt/
Torres Strait proper noun: a strait between Australia and New Guinea, connecting the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea.
Proper noun
Torres Strait
- A strait between Australia and New Guinea, connecting the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea.
Torres Strait meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
Torres Strait in Hindi
- a strait between Australia and New Guinea
- टोरेस जलसन्धि ṭores jalsandhi
Torres Strait in Tamil
- a strait between Australia and New Guinea
- டொரெஸ் நீரிணை ṭores nīriṇai
Torres Strait in Bengali
- a strait between Australia and New Guinea
- টরেস প্রণালী ṭores pronali
Torres Strait in Malayalam
- a strait between Australia and New Guinea
- ടോറസ് കടലിടുക്ക് ṭōṟasŭ kaṭaliṭukkŭ
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- Torres Strait in Arabic
- مَضِيق تُوْرِيس maḍīq tuwrīs
- Torres Strait in Malay
- Selat Torres
- Torres Strait in Indonesian
- Selat Torres
- Torres Strait in Persian
- تنگه تورس tange-ye tôres
- Torres Strait in Thai
- ช่องแคบทอร์เรส chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp tɔɔ-rêes
- Torres Strait in Vietnamese
- Eo biến Torres
Origin of Torres Strait
Named after the Spanish explorer Luís Vaz de Torres.
Words formed from Torres Strait
Questions about Torres Strait
- What does Torres Strait mean?
- Torres Strait means a strait between Australia and New Guinea, connecting the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea.
- What is Torres Strait in Hindi?
- Torres Strait in Hindi is टोरेस जलसन्धि (ṭores jalsandhi). See Torres Strait meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Torres Strait?
- Torres Strait is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Torres Strait?
- Torres Strait is pronounced /ˈtɒɹɪs ˈstɹeɪt/.
Words near Torres Strait in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Torres Strait (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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