Torrens

[ tawr-uhnz, tor- ]

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noun

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 /

Lake Torrens
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)

Origin of Torrens¹

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

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

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

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.

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

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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