Torrens

[ tawr-uhnz, tor- ]

noun

1. Lake Torrens, a salt lake in Australia, in eastern South Australia. 130 miles (210 kilometers) long; 2,400 square miles (6,220 square kilometers); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.

Torrens

/ ˈtɒrənz /

noun

1. Lake Torrens
   a shallow salt lake in E central South Australia, about 8 m (25 ft) below sea level. Area: 5776 sq km (2230 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Torrens¹

First recorded in 1840–45; named after Sir Robert Torrens (1814–84), British administrator in Australia; Torrens system ( def )

Example Sentences

But it was not until 1868 that the Torrens Act was passed, the first attempt of the Legislature to deal with slum property.

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Having traversed forty or fifty miles of desert land, he turned to the west, and came in sight of what he called Lake Torrens.

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The harbor of the capital city is not on the sea, but seven miles away from it, on the banks of the small river Torrens.

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Torrens held himself, apparently with justice, to be rather an independent ally than a disciple of Ricardo.

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Though Ricardo and Torrens rejected it, it was accepted by Mill in his second edition.

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