Torres Strait

/ˈtɒɹɪs ˈstɹeɪt/

proper noun

A strait between Australia and New Guinea, connecting the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A strait between Australia and New Guinea, connecting the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea.

Origin

Named after the Spanish explorer Luís Vaz de Torres.

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Translations

Afrikaans Torres-straat
  • Torres-straata strait between Australia and New Guinea
Arabic مَضِيق تُورِيس
  • مَضِيق تُورِيس (maḍīq tūrīs)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Basque Torres itsasartea
  • Torres itsasarteaa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Bengali টরেস প্রণালী
  • টরেস প্রণালী (ṭores pronali)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Bulgarian Торесов проток
  • Торесов проток (Toresov protok)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Catalan estret de Torres
  • estret de Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Chinese Mandarin 托雷斯海峽 /托雷斯海峡
  • 托雷斯海峽 /托雷斯海峡 (Tuōléisī hǎixiá)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Czech Torresův průliv
  • Torresův průliva strait between Australia and New Guinea
Danish Torresstrædet
  • Torresstrædeta strait between Australia and New Guinea
Dutch Straat Torres
  • Straat Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Esperanto Toresa Markolo
  • Toresa Markoloa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Estonian Torrese väin
  • Torrese väina strait between Australia and New Guinea
Finnish Torresinsalmi
  • Torresinsalmia strait between Australia and New Guinea
French détroit de Torrès
  • détroit de Torrèsa strait between Australia and New Guinea
German Torres-Straße
  • Torres-Straßea strait between Australia and New Guinea
Greek Πορθμός Τόρες
  • Πορθμός Τόρες (Porthmós Tóres)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Hebrew מצר טורס
  • מצר טורס (metsár tóres)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Hindi टोरेस जलसन्धि
  • टोरेस जलसन्धि (ṭores jalsandhi)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Hungarian Torres-szoros
  • Torres-szorosa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Icelandic Torressund
  • Torressunda strait between Australia and New Guinea
Indonesian Selat Torres
  • Selat Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Italian stretto di Torres
  • stretto di Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Japanese トレス海峡
  • トレス海峡 (Toresu-kaikyō)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Korean 토러스 해협
  • 토러스 해협 (Toreoseu haehyeop)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Latvian Torresa šaurums
  • Torresa šaurumsa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Lithuanian Toreso sąsiauris
  • Toreso sąsiaurisa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Malay Selat Torres
  • Selat Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Norwegian Bokmål Torresstredet
  • Torresstredeta strait between Australia and New Guinea
Persian تنگه تورس
  • تنگه تورس (tange-ye tôres)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Polish Cieśnina Torresa
  • Cieśnina Torresaa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Portuguese Estreito de Torres
  • Estreito de Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Romanian Strâmtoarea Torres
  • Strâmtoarea Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Russian То́рресов проли́в, проли́в То́рреса
  • То́рресов проли́в (Tórresov prolív)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
  • проли́в То́рреса (prolív Tórresa)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Slovak Torresov prieliv
  • Torresov prieliva strait between Australia and New Guinea
Spanish estrecho de Torres
  • estrecho de Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Swedish Torres sund
  • Torres sunda strait between Australia and New Guinea
Tamil டொரெஸ் நீரிணை
  • டொரெஸ் நீரிணை (ṭores nīriṇai)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Thai ช่องแคบทอร์เรส
  • ช่องแคบทอร์เรส (chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp tɔɔ-rêes)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Turkish Torres Boğazı
  • Torres Boğazıa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Ukrainian Торресова протока
  • Торресова протока (Torresova protoka)a strait between Australia and New Guinea
Vietnamese Eo biến Torres
  • Eo biến Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Welsh Culfor Torres
  • Culfor Torresa strait between Australia and New Guinea
Cite this entry
APA

Torres Strait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torres%20Strait

MLA

“Torres Strait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torres%20Strait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Torres Strait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torres%20Strait.

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